Formulations for thermoplastic vulcanizates based on high density polyethylene, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer, and ground tyre rubber

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1189-1200

  Canavate J ^a   Casas, P ^a   Colom, X ^a   Nogues F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dynamic vulcanization; ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber; ground tyre rubber; peroxides; thermoplastic vulcanizates

Indexed keywords

ATR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKS; DYNAMIC VULCANIZATION; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER; GROUND TYRE RUBBER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MATRIX; SWELLING PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES; THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES; TYRE WASTES;

ADHESION; DYNAMICS; ETHYLENE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; TIRES; VULCANIZATION;

RUBBER;

EID: 79957598172     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310369596     Document Type: Article

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