Method and chemical composition for reclaiming of cured elastomer materials
AssigneeInnovert Investments A.L. Ltd
InventorLEV BEIRAKH
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AssigneeInnovert Investments A.L. Ltd
InventorLEV BEIRAKH
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Reclaiming cured elastomer material by mixing the cured elastomer as crumbs or chips with a devulcanization-aiding chemical composition, and devulcanizing the cured material by applying a shear-stress deformation to the mixture of the crumbs or chips with a devulcanization-aiding chemical while performing a mechanical disintegration of the cured elastomer into fine-ground crumbs under controllable temperature not exceeding about 90 degrees C., where the chemical composition includes a first agent promoting scission of sulfide bonds of free radicals formed under the shear-stress deformation, which is selected from amines and sulfides and their derivatives, a second agent providing the pre-set acidity during the process inhibiting recombination of sulfide bonds, which is selected from organic acids and their anhydrides, a third agent contributing to fast stabilization of the free radicals, which is selected from oxidants, and a fourth agent promoting redox reaction, which is selected from oxides of metals with variable valence.
A method of reclaiming of a cured elastomer material, comprising the steps of:
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