School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States.
Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Feb 14;57(6):2209-2216. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07642. Epub 2023 Feb 1.
The development of a 100% sustainable tire has emerged as a milestone for several tire companies across the globe. It has created new commercial opportunities for the biobased, renewable, and recycled polymer materials. However, there are concerns that the incorporation of such sustainable new materials may have an undesirable impact on the main performance properties of the tire. At the same time, with new capabilities and product innovations, it can help us meet society's need in a more sustainable fashion and protect the environment. This Feature first outlines the opportunities and need for sustainable tire materials. Next, it describes the main types of sustainable material attributes in tire material, elastomers, reinforcing agents, fibers, and plasticizers, among a few others. The challenges to achieving the performance properties are discussed with possible design guidelines. Recent approaches to the tire attributes are described in the form of a meticulous overview of the existing literature, with a critical analysis of some of them. This contribution attempts to highlight, in a comprehensive way, sustainable tire materials on the basis of recent research advancements, existing challenges, and prospective future scope in this field.
全球多家轮胎公司在开发 100%可持续轮胎方面取得了重大进展。这为生物基、可再生和可回收聚合物材料创造了新的商业机会。然而，人们担心，此类可持续新材料的加入可能会对轮胎的主要性能产生不良影响。同时，通过新的能力和产品创新，它可以帮助我们以更可持续的方式满足社会的需求，保护环境。本文首先概述了可持续轮胎材料的机遇和需求。接下来，它描述了可持续材料属性在轮胎材料中的主要类型，如弹性体、增强剂、纤维和增塑剂等。讨论了实现性能的挑战，并提出了可能的设计指南。最近的轮胎属性方法以对现有文献的详细综述的形式描述，并对其中一些进行了批判性分析。本研究旨在综合最近的研究进展、现有挑战和该领域的未来前景，全面强调可持续轮胎材料。
