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| Vulcanization - A History Lesson | |
 Mr. Goodyear invented vulcanization in 1837, which is a chemical, temperature, pressure and time sensitive process that creates the physical properties of rubber compounds. Different mixtures mean different properties and once vulcanized, the compound molecules in effect have "memory". This memory is why rubber parts keep their shape, i.e., squeeze a ball or stretch a rubber band - they always return to their original shape. Even when tire or industrial scrap is reduced to tiny pieces, at the molecular level, the particles still retain much of their physical properties memory.
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| Because of the memory phenomena, since 1837, devulcanization has been classified as impossible in rubber textbooks and manuals. As a result, virtually all of today's rubber chemists and compounders recall and relate what they have read, been taught and grew-up believing regarding vulcanization. Moreover, during WWII rubber companies spent millions trying in vain to reverse vulcanization - until now . . . | |
| Recycle, reuse, recoup those lost revenues with ReVived! | |
 ART has developed a unique chemical formula that when combined with the right shear, pressure, dwell time and temperature process devulcanizes both natural and synthetic sulfur-cured rubbers. This is a remarkable breakthrough and very valuable discovery that modifies the molecular level cross-links and enables significant re-linking or revulcanization to revise physical properties. ReVived Rubber can therefore be recycled in very high concentrations with identical fresh compounds; blended with similar but not exact compounds in more moderate concentrations; revulcanized by itself without any binders or enhanced by adding a little virgin rubber! | |
| ReVived? is effective on all kinds of sulfer-cured industrial scrap compounds including NR, SBR, EPDM, Neoprene, and Nitrile | |
| ART's ReVived? Rubber physical properties depend on the feedstock's original compound characteristics, i.e., truck tire crumb better than whole tire crumb, industrial scrap better that post- consumer scrap. ReVived? Rubber can be blended in high concentrations (not filler levels) with fresh compounds and still meet specifications, or used 100% as a new product compounds. |  |
| ReVived? Rubber is treated and ready for blending in your banbury | |
| Just add the proper weight (determined by your desired properties) into your mixer with other compound components and process as usual. | |
| ART's Toll Conversion Service can reduce your fully-loaded disposal costs by 33% or more! | |
 ReVived? is cost-effective, environmentally sound and can lower your raw material costs. If you are not currently reprocessing your scrap, we can help you to eliminate costs for disposal of factory scrap and make waste-free factories while protecting the environment and conserving reusable resources. | |
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