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JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 36, Issue 6, Pages 2285-2310Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/08927057221095388
Keywords
Recycling; rubber regeneration; high-density polyethylene; ground tire rubber; compatibilization
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This study investigates the properties of different types of regenerated recycled rubbers to produce thermoplastic elastomers based on recycled high-density polyethylene. The research found that higher regeneration degrees improve the plasticity and processability of ground tire rubber, and the addition of ethylene vinyl acetate as a compatibilizer enhances adhesion and rubber-like properties.
This work investigates the properties of different types of regenerated recycled rubbers (RR1 and RR2) to produce thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) based on recycled high-density polyethylene (RHD) as the matrix. The higher regeneration degree of RR2 (24%) compared to RR1 (15%) was able to better restore the plasticity and processability of the ground tire rubber (GTR). So better entanglement between RR2 free chains and the thermoplastic macromolecules was obtained inducing stronger interfacial interaction leading to higher elongation at break (159%) and impact strength (342 J/m) of the blends filled with 80 wt.% RR2. To further improve the adhesion and achieve rubber-like properties, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) was used as a compatibilizer. The microstructure analysis showed that uniform dispersion of the particles and ground tire rubber encapsulation by EVA increased the resistance to crack propagation and failure of the compatibilized blends. The swelling, mechanical and physical properties of the ternary blends (RHD/GTR/EVA) showed that EVA improved the interfacial interactions between GTR and RHD which was confirmed by enhanced elongation at break (203%) and impact strength (379 J/m) by the addition of 10 wt.% EVA.
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