Waste tire rubber in polymer blends: A review on the evolution, properties and future

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-140

  Ramarad, S ^a   Khalid, M ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Chuah, A Luqman ^c   Rashmi, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ground tire rubber; Recycling; Waste tire

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; PLASTICS; POLYMER BLENDS; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TIRES;

CURRENT PRACTICES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; GROUND TIRE RUBBERS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; SWELLING PROPERTIES; VIABLE SOLUTIONS; WASTE TIRES;

RUBBER;

EID: 84991293582     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2015.02.004     Document Type: Review

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