6 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Victoria, Australia -- Australia's The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is working with Australian company VR TEK Operations to develop new technologies designed to reduce waste tyres to devulcanised and activated high quality rubber powders that can be used to manufacture new rubber products.
The first step involves a new technique for cutting tyres into chunks. The second stage will involve devulcanisation of the rubber and the third stage will find a way to activate the rubber to produce high quality rubber powders.
This project between VR TEK and CSIRO receives funding support from the Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) and the Victorian Government, through the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM).
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Press release from CSIRO
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