New applications for composites of polyurethane and recycled rubber

About

Completed

Rubber from end-of-life tires is being used to develop composite foams with interesting properties for some applications. After grinding, the rubber obtained from the tires can be incorporated in the polyurethane foams. This project is funded by Valorpneu.

The objectives of the project are:
*    Development of foam formulations with recycled rubber.
*   Testing and characterization of the composite foams
  *  Development of applications with composite foams
Test of prototypes manufactured with composite foams

Keywords

Environment

Resources and Raw Materials

Reuse, Reduce and Recycle

Start Date

2018-03-15

CERENA Role

Coordinator

Coordinator/Local PI

Moisés Pinto

Integrated Member

Associate Professor with Habilitation

CERENA Team

Moisés Pinto

Proponent Institution

CERENA / IST, Portugal

Partners

Funding Programme

Valorpneu

Total Funding

49 731,77 €

CERENA Funding