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  1 - Recycling of Waste Tires
  Zahra Khoubi-Arani
  Waste tires are the main source of waste rubbers. Their recycling raises environmental concerns due to the high volume of production as well as a very crosslinked and non-biodegradable structure. This leads to finding easy, low-cost, and energy-efficient methods for rec More

  Waste tires are the main source of waste rubbers. Their recycling raises environmental concerns due to the high volume of production as well as a very crosslinked and non-biodegradable structure. This leads to finding easy, low-cost, and energy-efficient methods for recycling waste tires. To now, many studies have been devoted to the improvement of conventional recycling methods and the introduction of new ones for the management of waste tires. Methods for recycling waste tires include retreading, incineration, pyrolysis, and grinding. The lifetime of a tire can be extended using the retreading process, in which the old tread is removed and a new one is inserted. The produced energy from the incineration of the waste tire can be used as a fuel source for steam, electrical energy, paper paste, paper, lime, and steel production. In the pyrolysis process, oil, gas, and char are produced through thermal decomposition. The main method of waste tire recycling is grinding for the incorporation of produced particles in the polymer matrices. The ambient and cryogenic grinding are the most conventional methods for grinding waste tires. The size reduction results in a higher specific area and better distribution of rubber particles in the matrix. The produced particles can be used as fillers in asphalt, concrete and glassy polymers. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Chemicals and Additives Used in the Rubber Industry
  mehri nadiri niri
  The scope of application of elastomers is largely due to their ability to be combined with a large number of chemicals and additives such as softening aids, vulcanizing chemicals, aging protectors, fillers, softeners, sponging agents and so on. Basically, the nature of More

  The scope of application of elastomers is largely due to their ability to be combined with a large number of chemicals and additives such as softening aids, vulcanizing chemicals, aging protectors, fillers, softeners, sponging agents and so on. Basically, the nature of an elastomer determines the main properties of the product from which the elastomer is prepared, but these properties can be significantly changed by using the types of materials mentioned above and their different amounts in the product formula. On the other hand, chemicals and fillers affect the behavior of elastomeric mixtures during mixing and processing and make their vulcanization possible, also, they make it possible to change the properties of vulcanized mixtures on a large scale and use them in many applications. A mixologist often uses all the opportunities and facilities available to him in order to more easily achieve to the desired characteristics in a mixture. Achieving these characteristics requires a high level of knowledge about chemicals and additives used in the preparation of a compound. Considering the importance of chemicals in the rubber industry, in this article we tried to describe comprehensively the types of chemicals needed to make rubber, including rubbers, fillers, softeners, activators, antioxidants, curing agents and process aids. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Polymer processes in the light of artificial intelligence
  Zeinab Sadat Hosseini
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the daily life of humans on the planet by entering different fields. This tool has opened a new window on the activists in the field of polymer science and engineering, like other sciences, and it can be widely used in the ma More

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the daily life of humans on the planet by entering different fields. This tool has opened a new window on the activists in the field of polymer science and engineering, like other sciences, and it can be widely used in the manufacture of polymers and their derivatives, mixing processes, forming polymers, composites, and designing and manufacturing the related equipment. Artificial intelligence algorithms can enable the analysis of a large and unlimited amount of data obtained from sensors and process monitoring systems. These patterns and methods have provided the ability to process cases that are difficult or impossible to detect manually and are used in modeling and simulation, process control, error detection and recommender systems, and can be used to achieve optimal mixing by considering the properties of the mixture components and technical specifications, can be provided recommendations for the desired product. Artificial intelligence can control the process factors to ensure consistency and uniform dispersion of additives, fillers, and colors, resulting in higher quality mixing and products with optimized properties. It can also help reduce the cycle time without compromising product quality, which can lead to significant cost savings and the greater productivity, and can enable preventative maintenance. In this study, the application of artificial intelligence in some polymer processes was investigated, specifically in the rubber compounding, the composite preparation and the extrusion, which promises a new direction in the polymer processes. Manuscript profile