The use of waste tire in blends with thermoplastics enables the formation of new materials. In this paper the use of waste tire was characterized with a complete 2³ factorial design with central point, in blends with polypropylene (PP), in the development of new thermoplastic elastomers vulcanized dynamically (TPVs) and containing recycled material. The factors used in this study were: waste tire, dicumylperoxide and bismaleimides in three levels, one being the central point. The factorial design was built to evaluate the effects of the factors (and their interaction) in the responses of tensile, elongation and oil swelling. The results showed that the level of waste tire is predominant to improve the performance of TPV. The swelling resistance is approximately 150% higher in some formulations.
Waste tire; recyclable; thermoplastic elastomeric; PP and SBR
