Accelerated Aging Test of Composites Based on Rubber, Recycled Plastics and Fly Ash

摘要

The use of end-of-life products, for developing novel materials represents a trend supporting sustainability; plastics and tire rubber are among the most investigated materials. As second raw material, rubber preserve the initial properties but at lower values, therefore it can be reprocessed as such or by mixing with raw rubber; on the other hand thermoplastics (as poly-ethylene-terephtalate, PET) cannot be reprocessed (due to cross-linking – part of the manufacturing technology) therefore, their reuse can be done by embedding the in a composite matrix, e.g. using recycled rubber. The compatibility among rubber and plastics raises significant problems and compatibility agents should be used. Even so, these polymer-polymer composites have average properties and inorganic reinforcing agents should be used.