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Mechanochemical Treatment in High-Shear Thermokinetic Mixer an Alternative for Tire Recycling
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: Received: 4 October 2022 / Approved: 6 October 2022 / Online: 6 October 2022 (08:11:20 CEST)
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Bianchi, O.; Pereira, P.B.; Ferreira, C.A. Mechanochemical Treatment in High-Shear Thermokinetic Mixer as an Alternative for Tire Recycling. Polymers 2022, 14, 4419. Bianchi, O.; Pereira, P.B.; Ferreira, C.A. Mechanochemical Treatment in High-Shear Thermokinetic Mixer as an Alternative for Tire Recycling. Polymers 2022, 14, 4419.
Abstract
This publication highlights the effect of mechanochemical treatment in a high-speed thermoki-netic mixer as an alternative for recycling ground tire rubber (GTR). The GTR initially has an 80% gelled fraction and presented up to 50% gel fraction in the most intensive condition (5145 rpm, s2). Processing at the lowest speed (2564 rpm, s1) resulted in greater selectivity concerning the mechanochemical treatment (K~1). In the most intense processing condition (10 min. at s2), more significant degradation was observed via random scission with a reduction of the glass transition temperature, Tg (11ºC), an increase of the soluble polymer fraction, and a more signif-icant reduction in crosslink density. The artificial neural network could describe and correlate the thermal degradation profile and processing conditions with the physicochemical characteris-tics of the GTR. The approach presented here represents an alternative for mechanochemical treatment since it can reduce the crosslink density with selectivity and in short times (1-3 min.).
Keywords
GTR; mechanochemistry; recycling; thermokinetic mixer
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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