Waste car tires are burdensome waste, and their utilization is crucial for the natural environment. In many countries, the primary method of their recycling is energy recovery, performed by simple combustion. However, material recycling is much more effective and significantly more beneficial for the natural environment. It results in the generation of ground tire rubber, which can be used to produce polymerrubber composites. It should be considered as a method of waste rubber utilization. Moreover, it may significantly reduce the use of petroleum-based polymers. Therefore, the environment's total impact could be noticeably reduced, which should be considered a convenient step towards more “green” polymer composites. In the presented paper, the impact of ground tire rubber treatment on the structure and insulation properties of flexible polyurethane/ground tire rubber composite foams was evaluated.
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- Category
- Aktywność konferencyjna
- Type
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2020
