Apr 29, 2020
Tires are manufactured for single use from a non-renewable resource. Some are broken down into crumbs to use as fillers in cement, asphalt, or artificial turf, and as fuel in the cement industry. However, there is no suitable method to recover the petroleum-based polymers from which they are made, and...
#Sustainability#aerogel#artificial turf#Assoc. Prof. Duong Hai-Minh#Charles Goodyear#chemists#Colloids & Surfaces A: Physicochemical & Engineering Aspects#Converting Old Tires#converting rubber#freeze-dried#green chemistry#high-value materials#materials science#McMaster University#methoxy-trimethyl silane#National University of Singapore#natural polymers#NUS#old tires#playgrounds#polymers#Prof. Nhan Phan-Thien#Professor Michael Brook#Professor Pilakoutas#recycled tires#recycling tires#roads#roads from tire waste#rubber#rubber aerogels
