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The dynamic increase in the manufacture of rubber products, particularly those used in the automobile industry, is responsible for a vast amount of wastes, mostly in the form of used tyres, of which more than 17 million tonnes are produced globally each year. The widely differing chemical compositions and the cross-linked structures of rubber in tyres are the prime reason why they are highly resistant to biodegradation, photochemical decomposition, chemical reagents and high temperatures. The increasing numbers of used tyres therefore constitute a serious threat to the natural environment.The progress made in recent years in the management of polymer wastes has meant that used tyres are starting to be perceived as a potential source of valuable raw materials. The development of studies into their more efficient recovery and recycling, and the European Union's restrictive legal regulations regarding the management of used tyres, have led to solutions enabling this substantial stream of rubber wastes to be converted into energy or new polymer materials.
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
no. 32,
pages 1742 - 1751,
ISSN: 0956-053X - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Bibliographic description:
- Sienkiewicz M., Kucińska-Lipka J., Janik H., Balas A.: Progress in used tyres management in the european union: a review // WASTE MANAGEMENT. -Vol. 32, nr. iss. 10 (2012), s.1742-1751
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.05.010
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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