Browsing by Author "Formela, Krzysztof"
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Assessment of microstructure, physical and thermal properties of bitumen modified with LDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends
(2016-03-01)
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Open AccessLDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends with variable LDPE/GTR ratio and constant elastomer content were prepared via melt-compounding. Obtained LDPE/GTR/elastomer blends were applied as thermoplastic modifiers into bitumen. ... -
Assessment of the devulcanization process of EPDM waste from roofing systems by combined thermomechanical/microwave procedures
(2020-12-02)
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Open AccessEthylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) is a elastomer widely used in common industrial applications. EPDM can be shaped into sheets and employed as isolating material for roofing systems. In this study, scraps of EPDM from ... -
Curing epoxy with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) surface-functionalized CoxFe3- xO4 magnetic nanoparticles
(2019-08-19)
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Open AccessIn this work, the bulk and surface composition of Fe3O4 supermagnetic nanoparticles were modified for efficient epoxy curing. The bare, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) capped, and cobalt (Co)-doped EDTA capped Fe3O4 ... -
Evaluation and rationale of the performance of several elastomeric composites incorporating devulcanized EPDM
(Elsevier, 2023-04-01)
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Open AccessEthylene Propylene Diene rubber (EPDM), is present in many applications. However, its crosslinked structure makes difficult its recycling. The use of devulcanized EPDM, (dEPDM) as a component of elastomeric composites, is ... -
FTIR spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization of ground tyre rubber devulcanized by microwave treatment
(2016-04-20)
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Open AccessIn this work the phenomena involved with the microwave devulcanization of ground tyre rubber (GTR) were investigated. During studies three types of GTR characterized by different content of organic compounds (elastomers, ... -
GTR/NBR/Silica composites performance properties as a function of curing system: sulfur versus peroxides
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-09-15)
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Open AccessIn this work, conventional sulfur and two types of organic peroxides (dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and di-(2-tert-butyl-peroxyisopropyl)-benzene (BIB)) curing systems were used to investigate the possibility for tailoring of the ... -
GTR/Thermoplastics blends: how do interfacial interactions govern processing and physico-mechanical properties?
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-01-22)
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Open AccessIn this work, GTR/thermoplastics blends (in ratio 50/50 and 75/25 wt.%) were prepared by melt-compounding in an internal mixer. During research, trans-polyoctenamer rubber (TOR), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ... -
Influence of microwave treatment conditions of GTR on physico-mechanical and structural properties of NBR/NR/GTR composites
(2019-07-01)
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Open AccessThe increasing amount of tires used in the industry induces the researchers to find alternatives to the recycling of the end-of-life tires. Several alternatives in order to application of ground tire rubber GTR include ... -
Investigating the combined impact of plasticizer and shear force on the efficiency of low temperature reclaiming of ground tire rubber (GTR)
(2016-03-01)
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Open AccessIn the present work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically reclaimed at ambient temperature using two-roll mills. Road bitumen and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)-modified bitumen at variable content (in range: ... -
Investigating the impact of curing system on structure-property relationship of natural rubber modified with brewery by-product and ground tire rubber
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-03-03)
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Open AccessThe application of wastes as a filler/reinforcement phase in polymers is a new strategy to modify the performance properties and reduce the price of biocomposites. The use of these fillers, coming from agricultural waste ... -
Isothermal vulcanization and nonisothermal degradation kinetics of XNBR/Epoxy/XNBR-g-Halloysite Nanotubes (HNT) nanocomposites
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-05-27)
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Open AccessThe effect of several concentrations of carboxylated nitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR)functionalized halloysite nanotubes (XHNTs) on the vulcanization and degradation kinetics ofXNBR/epoxy compounds were evaluated using ... -
Microwave treatment in waste rubber recycling – Recent advances and limitations
(2019-06-01)
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Open AccessEnvironmentally-friendly microwave heating is increasingly used in polymer chemistry and technology. The selectivity and highly efficiency in the heat transfer present a huge advantage in systems based on recycling, improving ... -
New approach in the reuse of modified ground tire rubber as thermal and acoustic insulation to be used in civil engineering
(Springer Nature, 2023-08-30)
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Open AccessThe concern for the amount of end-of-life tires generated each year has arisen from constant research directed to their valorisation. Herein we propose a new material, which is constituted by GTR with a binder, as acoustic ... -
Preliminary investigation on auto-thermal extrusion of ground tire rubber
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-06-28)
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Open AccessGround tire rubber (GTR) was processed using an auto-thermal extrusion as prerequisite to green reclaiming of GTR. The reclaimed GTR underwent a series of tests: thermogravimetric analysis combined with Fourier-transform ... -
Preparation and characterization of natural rubber composites highly filled with brewers' spent grain/ground tire rubber hybrid reinforcement
(Elsevier, 2018-07-15)
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Open AccessBrewers' 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 range: 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and 0/100 phr) on processing and ... -
Processing and structure-property relationships of natural rubber/wheat bran biocomposites
(2016-10-01)
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Open AccessIn 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 per hundred rubber (phr)] on processing, structure, dynamic ... -
Processing, mechanical and morphological properties of GTR modified by SBS copolymers
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-02-22)
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Open AccessIn this work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was thermo-mechanically treated in the presence of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymers. During preliminary investigation, the effects of different SBS copolymer grades, the ... -
Reactive processing and functionalization of ground tire rubber
(Springer, 2020)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe dynamic development of the automotive industry resulted in a significant increase in rubber wastes, especially end-of-life tires, which are a serious threat to the natural environment and human health. This situation ... -
Reactive sintering of ground tire rubber (GTR) modified by a trans-polyoctenamer rubber and curing additives
(MDPI AG, 2020-12-17)
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Open AccessThe proposed method of ground tire rubber (GTR) utilization involves the application of trans-polyoctenamer rubber (TOR), a commercially available waste rubber modifier. The idea was to investigate the influence of various ... -
Reclaimed rubber/poly(e-caprolactone) blends: structure, mechanical, and thermal properties
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-05-25)
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Open AccessThe amount of elastomeric waste, especially from tires is constantly increasing on a globalscale. The recycling of these residua should be considered a priority. Compounding the waste rubberswith other polymers can be an ...
