Microwave treatment of vulcanized rubber
Abstract
A process and resulting product is provided in which a vulcanized solid particulate, such as vulcanized crumb rubber, has select chemical bonds broken by microwave radiation. The direct application of microwaves in combination with uniform heating of the crumb rubber renders the treated crumb rubber more suitable for use in new rubber formulations. As a result, larger particle sizes and/or loading levels of the treated crumb rubber can be used in new rubber mixtures to produce recycled composite products with good properties.
- Inventors:
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- Aiken, SC
- Gainesville, FL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Company
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 940765
- Patent Number(s):
- 6420457
- Application Number:
- 09/542,201
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, LLC (Aiken, SC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08J - WORKING-UP
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02W - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Wicks, George G, Schulz, Rebecca L, Clark, David E, and Folz, Diane C. Microwave treatment of vulcanized rubber. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Wicks, George G, Schulz, Rebecca L, Clark, David E, & Folz, Diane C. Microwave treatment of vulcanized rubber. United States.
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"Microwave treatment of vulcanized rubber". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/940765.
@article{osti_940765,
title = {Microwave treatment of vulcanized rubber},
author = {Wicks, George G and Schulz, Rebecca L and Clark, David E and Folz, Diane C},
abstractNote = {A process and resulting product is provided in which a vulcanized solid particulate, such as vulcanized crumb rubber, has select chemical bonds broken by microwave radiation. The direct application of microwaves in combination with uniform heating of the crumb rubber renders the treated crumb rubber more suitable for use in new rubber formulations. As a result, larger particle sizes and/or loading levels of the treated crumb rubber can be used in new rubber mixtures to produce recycled composite products with good properties.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
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