Microbial Desulfurization of Ground Tire Rubber by Sphingomonas sp.: A Novel Technology for Crumb Rubber Composites

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 372-380

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

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Ground tire rubber; Mechanical properties; Microbial desulfurization; Recycling; Sphingomonas sp.

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CRUMB RUBBER; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FRACTURE SURFACES; FRICTION RESISTANCE; GROUND TIRE RUBBERS; GROWTH CURVES; LOW TOXICITY; MOLECULAR CHAINS; OXIDIZING CAPACITY; RUBBER MATRIX; SBR COMPOSITES; SOL FRACTION; SPHINGOMONAS SP; SULFUR CONTENTS; SURFACE CHEMICALS; TRANSITION REGIONS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL MINES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOGRAPHY; RECYCLING; RUBBER; SOILS; SOLS; SULFUR;

DESULFURIZATION;

BACTERIUM; COMPOSITE; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RECYCLING; RUBBER;

SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 84861198638     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0386-1     Document Type: Article

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