Table 2 Parameters of microwave devulcanization and the abbreviation of the samples.
From: Devulcanization of ground tire rubber: microwave and thermomechanical approaches
Microwave devulcanization | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Abbreviations | Batch size (g) | Achieved temperature (°C) | Heat treatment before devulcanization (h) |
dGTR_MW_50g | 50 | 200 | – |
dGTR_MW_50g_1 | 50 | 200 | 1 |
dGTR_MW_50g_2 | 50 | 200 | 2 |
dGTR_MW_100g | 100 | 200 | – |
dGTR_MW_100g_1 | 100 | 200 | 1 |
dGTR_MW_100g_2 | 100 | 200 | 2 |
GTR_H_2 | 100 | 140 | 2 (heat treatment only) |
