Correctly recycled End-of-Life Tires (ELTs) can become a huge resource, generating secondary raw materials. The tire of the tires is a high-quality polymer blend with exceptional chemical and physical properties that remain unchanged even after transformation.
The most widespread treatment is mechanical grinding at room temperature. The plants dedicated to this processing reduce the ELTs into smaller and smaller fragments until they obtain secondary raw materials such as tire, steel and textile fibers. Alternatively, the ELTs can be used for energy recovery to power thermoelectric power plants or cement factories.
The recycled tire maintains its high elasticity, sound absorption, vibration absorption, anti-slip properties, resistance to thermal changes, atmospheric agents, organic agents (like germs and bacteria),shocks and deformations and becomes ideal in the production of many eco-sustainable products in sectors very different from each other like in building (acoustic, thermal, waterproofing, anti-vibration), in sports flooring (playground for parks, multi-purpose fields, synthetic grass fields), in infrastructure (cycle paths and high-performance asphalt, silent and with exceptional wear resistance) and in urban furniture.
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