Microwave absorption characteristics of tire

Authors

Yuzhe Zhang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Jiann Yang Hwang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Zhiwei Peng, Michigan Technological University
Matthew Andriese, Michigan Technological University
Bowen Li, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Xiaodi Huang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Xinli Wang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2-16-2015

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

The recycling of waste tires has been a big environmental problem. About 280 million waste tires are produced annually in the United States and more than 2 billion tires are stockpiled, which cause fire hazards and health issues. Tire rubbers are insoluble elastic high polymer materials. They are not biodegradable and may take hundreds of years to decompose in the natural environment. Microwave irradiation can be a thermal processing method for the decomposition of tire rubbers. In this study, the microwave absorption properties of waste tire at various temperatures are characterized to determine the conditions favorable for the microwave heating of waste tires.

Publisher's Statement

Copyright © 2015 by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. All rights reserved. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119093404.ch29

Publication Title

TMS Annual Meeting

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Y., Hwang, J., Peng, Z., Andriese, M., Li, B., Huang, X., & Wang, X. (2015). Microwave absorption characteristics of tire. TMS Annual Meeting, 2015-January(January), 235-243. http://doi.org/10.1002/9781119093404.ch29
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/3429