Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization
This study addresses the global issue of recycling used vehicle tires, typically burned out or trimmed to be reused in playground floors or road banks. In this study, we explore a novel environmentally responsive approach to decomposing and recovering the carbon black particles contained in tires (2...
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| description | This study addresses the global issue of recycling used vehicle tires, typically burned out or trimmed to be reused in playground floors or road banks. In this study, we explore a novel environmentally responsive approach to decomposing and recovering the carbon black particles contained in tires (25–30 wt.%) by vacuum pyrolysis. Given that carbon black is well known for its UV protection in plastics, the objective of this research is to provide an ecological alternative to commercial carbon black of fossil origin by recycling the carbon black (rCB) from used tires. In our research, we create a composite material using rCB and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). In this article, we present the environmental aging studies carried out on this composite material. The topographic evolution of the samples with aging and the oxidation kinetics of the surface and through the thickness were studied. The Beer–Lambert law is used to relate the oxidative index to the characteristic depth of the samples. The UV photons are observed to penetrate up to 54% less with the addition of 6 wt.% of rCB compared to virgin HDPE. In this work, the addition of rCB as filler for HDPE used for outdoor applications has demonstrated to be an antioxidant for UV protection and a good substitute for commercial carbon black for industrial goods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bcfa18b6ff8949c7bea2e88de66a4e5b2024-12-27T14:50:07ZengMDPI AGRecycling2313-43212024-11-019610710.3390/recycling9060107Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging CharacterizationCatherine Billotte0Laurence Romana1Anny Flory2Serge Kaliaguine3Edu Ruiz4Département de Génie Mécanique, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, CanadaGroupe de Technologie des Surfaces et Interfaces, Département de Physique, Université des Antilles, Campus de Fouillole, Pointe à Pitre Cedex 97159, GuadeloupeGroupe de Technologie des Surfaces et Interfaces, Département de Physique, Université des Antilles, Campus de Fouillole, Pointe à Pitre Cedex 97159, GuadeloupeDépartement de Génie Chimique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaDépartement de Génie Mécanique, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, CanadaThis study addresses the global issue of recycling used vehicle tires, typically burned out or trimmed to be reused in playground floors or road banks. In this study, we explore a novel environmentally responsive approach to decomposing and recovering the carbon black particles contained in tires (25–30 wt.%) by vacuum pyrolysis. Given that carbon black is well known for its UV protection in plastics, the objective of this research is to provide an ecological alternative to commercial carbon black of fossil origin by recycling the carbon black (rCB) from used tires. In our research, we create a composite material using rCB and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). In this article, we present the environmental aging studies carried out on this composite material. The topographic evolution of the samples with aging and the oxidation kinetics of the surface and through the thickness were studied. The Beer–Lambert law is used to relate the oxidative index to the characteristic depth of the samples. The UV photons are observed to penetrate up to 54% less with the addition of 6 wt.% of rCB compared to virgin HDPE. In this work, the addition of rCB as filler for HDPE used for outdoor applications has demonstrated to be an antioxidant for UV protection and a good substitute for commercial carbon black for industrial goods.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/9/6/107HDPErecycled carbon blackpyrolysisphotooxidationFTIRoxygen diffusion |
| spellingShingle | Catherine Billotte Laurence Romana Anny Flory Serge Kaliaguine Edu Ruiz Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization Recycling HDPE recycled carbon black pyrolysis photooxidation FTIR oxygen diffusion |
| title | Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization |
| title_full | Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization |
| title_fullStr | Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization |
| title_short | Recycled Carbon Black/High-Density Polyethylene Composite from Waste Tires: Manufacturing, Testing, and Aging Characterization |
| title_sort | recycled carbon black high density polyethylene composite from waste tires manufacturing testing and aging characterization |
| topic | HDPE recycled carbon black pyrolysis photooxidation FTIR oxygen diffusion |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/9/6/107 |
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