Search Results - "Colom, Xavier"
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Microstructural phenomena in ground tire rubber (GTR) devulcanized via combined thermochemomechanical and microwave processes monitored by FTIR and DTGA assisted by other techniques
Published in Express polymer letters (01-09-2024)“…Analyzing rubber waste is crucial for value-added recycling, but the multitude of ingredients in vulcanized networks makes it challenging to characterize…”
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Preparation and characterization of natural rubber composites highly filled with brewers' spent grain/ground tire rubber hybrid reinforcement
Published in Composites. Part B, Engineering (15-07-2018)“…Brewers' spent grain (BSG) and ground tire rubber (GTR) were applied as low-cost hybrid reinforcement natural rubber (NR). The impact of BSG/GTR ratio (in…”
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Structural, Thermal and Mechanical Assessment of Green Compounds with Natural Rubber
Published in Macromol (01-09-2024)“…The inadequate disposal of tires poses a significant threat to human health and requires effective recycling solutions. The crosslinked structure of rubber,…”
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Processing and structure–property relationships of natural rubber/wheat bran biocomposites
Published in Cellulose (London) (01-10-2016)“…In this work, wheat bran was used as cellulosic filler in biocomposites based on natural rubber. The impact of wheat bran content [ranging from 10 to 50 parts…”
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Investigating the combined impact of plasticizer and shear force on the efficiency of low temperature reclaiming of ground tire rubber (GTR)
Published in Polymer degradation and stability (01-03-2016)“…In the present work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically reclaimed at ambient temperature using two-roll mills. Road bitumen and…”
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Influence of Tire Rubber Particles Addition in Different Branching Degrees Polyethylene Matrix Composites on Physical and Structural Behavior
Published in Polymers (22-09-2021)“…Waste from pneumatic wheels is one of the major environmental problems, and the scientific community is looking for methods to recycle this type of waste. In…”
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Structural and physico-mechanical properties of natural rubber/GTR composites devulcanized by microwaves: Influence of GTR source and irradiation time
Published in Journal of composite materials (01-09-2018)“…Ground tire rubber from car and truck was modified using microwave irradiation at variable time. The irradiated ground tire rubber was used as filler in…”
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Ground Tire Rubber Recycling in Applications as Insulators in Polymeric Compounds, According to Spanish UNE Standards
Published in Recycling (Basel) (01-09-2020)“…In the present research, we investigated the conceivable outcomes of using ground tire rubber (GTR) particle polymeric blends. Special methods of restoring…”
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Curing epoxy with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) surface-functionalized CoxFe3-xO4 magnetic nanoparticles
Published in Progress in organic coatings (01-11-2019)“…•Synthesized electrochemically MNPs and funtionalized them with EDTA.•Synthesized Fe3O4, and Co-doped Fe3O4, and EDTA-functionalized Co-doped Fe3O4.•Compared…”
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Assessment of microstructure, physical and thermal properties of bitumen modified with LDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends
Published in Construction & building materials (01-03-2016)“…•Applied LDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends as thermoplastic modifiers for bitumen.•Evaluated interfacial interaction between bitumen and thermoplastic…”
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Preliminary Investigation on Auto-Thermal Extrusion of Ground Tire Rubber
Published in Materials (28-06-2019)“…Ground tire rubber (GTR) was processed using an auto-thermal extrusion as a prerequisite to green reclaiming of waste rubbers. The reclaimed GTR underwent a…”
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Synergistic Effects of Bitumen Plasticization and Microwave Treatment on Short-Term Devulcanization of Ground Tire Rubber
Published in Polymers (13-11-2018)“…Ground tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically modified with road bitumen 160/220 and subsequently treated using a microwave radiation. The combined impact of…”
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Environmental impact assessment of sound absorbing nonwovens based on chicken feathers waste
Published in Resources, conservation and recycling (01-10-2019)“…Chicken feathers (CFs) are currently a biogenic solid waste generated on a large scale and around the world. Its valorization could provide a great opportunity…”
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Application Properties Analysis as a Dielectric Capacitor of End-of-Life Tire-Reinforced HDPE
Published in Polymers (12-11-2020)“…The purpose of the present research is to obtain waste of polymeric composite as an insulator capacitive application. Rubber materials, once they end their…”
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Study Analysis of Thermal, Dielectric, and Functional Characteristics of an Ethylene Polyethylene Diene Monomer Blended with End-of-Life Tire Microparticles Amounts
Published in Polymers (08-02-2021)“…The recycling and disposal of disused tires is a topic of great concern to today's companies, researchers, and society in general. In this sense, our research…”
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Microparticle Size and Quantities Effect on the Mechanical Features of End of Life Tires in Thermoplastic Composites
Published in Materials (06-12-2020)“…Currently, the huge use of tires generates large quantities of waste material which represents a severe environmental problem. The common technique used for…”
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Biocomposites using waste whole chicken feathers and thermoplastic matrices
Published in Journal of reinforced plastics and composites (01-10-2013)“…This study deals with the preparation and characterization of thermoplastic composites using polypropylene, high-density polyethylene and polylactic acid…”
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Analyzing Thermal Degradation Effects on Devulcanized GTR-Based NR/SBR/NBR Rubber Compounds Reinforced with SiO2 Particles
Published in Polymers (24-11-2024)“…The large number of tires produced annually demands new recycling methods. A key challenge associated with recycling elastomers is their crosslinking structure…”
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Green Approaches in Rubber Recycling Technologies: Present Status and Future Perspective
Published in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering (19-06-2023)“…As a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have…”
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Processing, Mechanical and Morphological Properties of GTR Modified by SBS Copolymers
Published in Materials (22-02-2023)“…In this work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was thermo-mechanically treated in the presence of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymers. During preliminary…”
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