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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Lehigh Technologies, Inc., Tucker, GA (US);
Charles Rosenmayer, Decatur, GA (US);
Frank Papp, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Alan Edward Barton, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Kedar D. Murthy, Boston, MA (US);
Lehigh Technologies, Inc., Tucker, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of functionalizing reclaimed elastomer material is described. The method involves subjecting particles of the reclaimed elastomer material to shear at temperatures less than 100° C. such that inter-chain bonds of the reclaimed elastomer material are cleaved wherein the particles of the reclaimed elastomer material have a size of 60 mesh or smaller. The reclaimed elastomer material can be subjected to shear in the presence of a modifier which selectively promotes the cleavage of inter-chain bonds in the reclaimed elastomer material. A functionalized reclaimed elastomer material made by a method as described above and an elastomer compound which comprises the functionalized reclaimed elastomer material are also described.