The invention relates to the field of road construction materials, and it is intended to improve the quality of road surfaces, roofing and insulating materials based on bitumens, which is achieved by improving the quality of bitumens with the help of using modified crumb rubber—a disposal product of used automotive and tractor tires, in particular, the invention relates to a low-temperature method for manufacturing modified crumb rubber to improve the quality of bitumens and asphalt concretes and to the technology for mixing it with bitumen, for the purpose of creating a uniform material that is not prone to destruction during long-term storage. The present invention consists in the development of a new method for manufacturing the modified crumb rubber, comprising preparing a mix from the following components: crumb rubber from used automotive and tractor tires with a particle size of up to 1 mm—50-65 wt. %, oxides and/or hydroxides of alkaline-earth metals—10-20 wt. %, petroleum oil of solvent refining with the viscosity of from 0.05 to 1.5 Pa*s at 60° C.—20-30 wt. %, an amine type antiageing agent—a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compound—0.1-2.0 wt. %; mixing the components of the resulting mix with a shock-shear load on the material in a mixer-activator at a temperature of 80-120° C.; and further cooling the resulting mix to a room temperature.

The present invention is in the field of an improved reusable capture complex and a method of releasable capturing an additive present in a polymer material. The capture complex comprises a catalyst entity, a magnetic nanoparticle, and a bridging moiety solely between the catalyst entity and the magnetic nanoparticle The present use and method provide a high reduction of free additive of a polymer material.

The present invention relates to a devulcanized rubber obtained by mixing a devulcanizing agent having an alkylsulfonamide group and a vulcanized rubber. The devulcanizing agent preferably contains a sulfonamide compound of an alkylamine having 12 or more carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to a rubber composition comprising the devulcanized rubber. The rubber composition preferably contains 1 to 30 parts by mass of the devulcanized rubber per 100 parts by mass of a total amount of an unvulcanized rubber component in the rubber composition.

An organic waste recycling apparatus comprises: a catalyst for making the carbonization of an organic waste targeted for waste disposal; a UV irradiation member for irradiating UV at a wavelength capable of breaking a bond in a molecule constituting the organic waste; a processed object housing member whereof the interior space houses the catalyst; a heating member provided in the interior space; and a stirring member provided in the interior space. The organic waste is one that has undergone crushing into small pieces. The processed object housing member is such that the catalyst and the organic waste that has been UV-irradiated by the UV irradiation member and introduced into the interior space are in contact with one another and stirrable in this state by the stirring member.

An organic waste recycling apparatus comprises: a catalyst for making the carbonization of an organic waste targeted for waste disposal; a UV irradiation member for irradiating UV at a wavelength capable of breaking a bond in a molecule constituting the organic waste; a processed object housing member whereof the interior space houses the catalyst; a heating member provided in the interior space; and a stirring member provided in the interior space. The organic waste is one that has undergone crushing into small pieces. The processed object housing member is such that the catalyst and the organic waste that has been UV-irradiated by the UV irradiation member and introduced into the interior space are in contact with one another and stirrable in this state by the stirring member.

Provided are a reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral and the method for producing the same. The method comprises steps (A) and (B); step (A): heating a first mixture comprising recycled polyvinyl butyral and an antiblocking agent; and step (B): adding a free radical initiator into the first mixture to undergo a reaction to obtain the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral; wherein the free radical initiator comprises an azo compound, an organic peroxide or a combination thereof; the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has a MI of greater than 7 g/10 min at 190° C. and under 2.16 kg of load. The reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has excellent reprocessability, so it is applicable to make a hot adhesive and a composite material film.

Provided are a reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral and the method for producing the same. The method comprises steps (A) and (B); step (A): heating a first mixture comprising recycled polyvinyl butyral and an antiblocking agent; and step (B): adding a free radical initiator into the first mixture to undergo a reaction to obtain the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral; wherein the free radical initiator comprises an azo compound, an organic peroxide or a combination thereof; the reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has a MI of greater than 7 g/10 min at 190° C. and under 2.16 kg of load. The reprocessed material of recycled polyvinyl butyral has excellent reprocessability, so it is applicable to make a hot adhesive and a composite material film.

The invention relates to a method of preparing reclaimed rubber, especially using multi-stage screw extruders, which belongs to the field of recycling and reusing of waste rubber. The rubber powder and softener which were preliminarily mixed are compacted and added into first counter rotating twin screw extruder through thermal insulation and metering apparatus, the softener permeates the waste rubber powder uniformly under the action of temperature in the extruder to finish primary desulfurization of rubber waste powder; add preliminary devulcanized material continuously into second multi screw extruder after cooling by transformation device, rapid desulfurization and regeneration can be achieved by means of activator and shear action; The desulfurized rubber powder is cooled and transported into the third multi-screw extruder in series, the performance of deprocessing can be improved by shear action under low temperature; After extrusion, the recycled rubber is obtained by molding device and cooling device. The whole process is completed under closed oxygen isolation condition, realizing safe, simple and continuous desulfurization regeneration. It is energy saving and environmental protection with excellent properties.

The invention relates to a method of preparing reclaimed rubber, especially using multi-stage screw extruders, which belongs to the field of recycling and reusing of waste rubber. The rubber powder and softener which were preliminarily mixed are compacted and added into first counter rotating twin screw extruder through thermal insulation and metering apparatus, the softener permeates the waste rubber powder uniformly under the action of temperature in the extruder to finish primary desulfurization of rubber waste powder; add preliminary devulcanized material continuously into second multi screw extruder after cooling by transformation device, rapid desulfurization and regeneration can be achieved by means of activator and shear action; The desulfurized rubber powder is cooled and transported into the third multi-screw extruder in series, the performance of deprocessing can be improved by shear action under low temperature; After extrusion, the recycled rubber is obtained by molding device and cooling device. The whole process is completed under closed oxygen isolation condition, realizing safe, simple and continuous desulfurization regeneration. It is energy saving and environmental protection with excellent properties.

The invention provides a method for depolymerising a phenolic polymer, the method comprising reacting the phenolic polymer with dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and a hydrogen halide. The phenolic polymer may be selected from the group consisting of lignin and derivatives thereof. The hydrogen halide may be HBr. The quantity of hydrogen halide per gram of phenolic polymer may be from 30 mmoles to 70 mmoles. The quantity of DMSO per gram of phenolic polymer may be from 0.1 mole to 1 mole. The reaction may be performed at a temperature of from 100 to 120° C. The reaction may be carried out for between 10 h and 14 h. The product of the reaction may comprise vanillin.