Research Retread

Development of Natural Rubber-Based Tmck Tyre Retreading Compounds," in M. E. Cain and Sifi Zubaidah bte Mohd Rashid, eds.. Proceedings of a UNIDO-sponsored Workshop, Kuala Eumpur, Malaysia, Malaysian Rubber Pioduceis Research Association, Heitfoid, U.K, 1992. 

The Transport Research Laboratory is reported to have recently carried out an investigation into the incidence of tyre debris on the M4 motorway. The Department of Transport says that it receives correspondence from the general public concerning tyre debris and many are firmly of the opinion that the mbber littering roads comes from retreads. Details of a study commissioned to discover the origins of tyre debris are presented. 

Figure 5.1 Passenger tyre carcasses retreaded with compounds containing 5-30% DevulCOi rubber prior to moulding. Reproduced with permission from the DevulCOi Research Project Consortium (Lead Partner Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, UK), UK. 2012, DevulCOi...

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