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Sustainable use of fly ash waste in tire tread rubber: Characterization of physical properties and environmental impact assessment

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This study explores the use of fly ash (FA), a waste material, to partially replace zinc oxide (ZnO) as an activator in tire tread processing. Reducing ZnO addresses its environmental risks, particularly the impact of ZnO leakage into aquatic ecosystems throughout the tire's life cycle. The FA was altered by including rubber compound with and without ZnO, using ZnO-to-FA ratios of 3:0 (control), 2:1,1:2, 0:3, or 0:5 parts per hundred of rubber (phr). The results show that crosslinking of the rubber compound occurred with FA, even in the absence of ZnO. Notably, sample recipes with ZnO-to-FA ratios of 2:1 and 1:2 phr had similar A torque values to the control (3:0), allowing for ZnO reductions of 33.7% and 67.0%, respectively. This effectiveness is likely due to metal oxides in FA, such as CaO, MgO, Al_2O_3, and Fe_2O_3, which support the vulcanization process. Additionally, tensile strength and modulus remained unchanged. Elemental analysis further indicated that a ZnO-to-FA ratio of 1:2 reduced zinc release by 63.0% compared to the control recipe. A gate-to-gate life cycle assessment revealed that replacing ZnO with FA in vulcanized rubber formulations reduces environmental impacts, with the lowest effects observed at the 0:3 ZnO:FA ratio, though higher FA content may increase impacts. Using FA as a partial replacement for ZnO in tire tread processing shows promise for reducing environmental impact in tire manufacturing by lowering zinc release, decreasing ecotoxicity, and promoting waste reduction through the recycling of fly ash.

Natural rubberFly ashTireZinc oxidelife cycle assessment

Hassarutai Yangthong、Papawarin Udomsin、Siriwan Jansinak、Supitta Suethao、Kheng Lim Goh、Wirasak Smitthipong

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Specialized Center of Rubber and Polymer Materials in Agriculture and Industry (RPM), Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Specialized Center of Rubber and Polymer Materials in Agriculture and Industry (RPM), Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand||Hub of Talents in Natural Rubber, National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Newcastle University, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK||Newcastle University in Singapore, Singapore

2025

10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114737

Waste management

Waste management

SCI
ISSN：0956-053X
年,卷(期)：2025.200(Jun.)
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