Method for reclaiming rubber, and renewed rubber compositions obtainable thereby

Francesco Picchioni (Uitvinder), Antonius Augustinus Broekhuis (Uitvinder)

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The invention relates to the recycling of used rubber products, more specifically to the recycling of Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) from cars and trucks. Provided is a method for reclaiming rubber, comprising the steps of (i) providing a starting material comprising a vulcanized rubber polymer; (ii) subjecting the starting material to mechanical stress and at a temperature of at least 200°C to achieve at least a partial destruction of the cross¬ links and the backbone structure of the rubber polymer into fragments; and (iii) reconstituting at least part of the fragments in the presence of a branching/grafting agent to obtain a renewed rubber composition.
Originele taal-2English
OctrooinummerWO2018093260
Prioriteitsdatum18/11/2016
StatusPublished - 24-mei-2018

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