The development of rubber-thermoplastic blends from ground tyre rubber and waste polypropylene

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Egodage, S M ^a   Harper, J E ^a   Walpalage, S ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ground tyre rubber; Mechanical properties; Rubber thermoplastic blends; Waste polypropylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650932042     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v37i2.1067     Document Type: Article

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