Feasible and economic process for using organic disulfide and organic mercaptane as a reclaiming agent for ground tire powder (GTP)
Journal of Elastomers & Plastics
Published online on September 18, 2012
Abstract
The current work deals with the use of organic disulfides and organic mercaptanes as efficient reclaiming agents for ground tire powder (GTP). The efficiency of the reclaiming agents is investigated using different analytical tools. Determination of the number average of chain length and the iodine values. The degree of devulcaniztion of the reclaimed GTP gives distinct view for the reclaiming process. The highest performance for the current reclaiming conditions is found to be at 100°C, for 20 minutes using internal mixer plasticorder (Barabender). The tensile strength, of the compounded reclaimed GTP, confirms the performance of the reclaiming agent.