Improvement of the properties of natural rubber/ground tire rubber composites through biological desulfurization of GTR

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Li, Yuanhu ^a   Zhao, Suhe ^a   Wang, Yaqin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Desulfurization; Ground tire rubber; Mechanical properties; Natural rubber

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; DESULFURIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL DESULFURIZATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CURE CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (DMA); FRICTION RESISTANCE; GROUND TIRE RUBBERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION;

TIRES;

EID: 84859629811     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-9864-y     Document Type: Article

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