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Research Group for Elastomers

Research keywords: · rubber foams · revulcanization of rubber waste · graphene elastomer nanocomposites · hybrid composites · thermoplastic elastomers and vulcanizates
Horizon Europe keywords: · Advanced materials · Circular economy · Raw materials

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department of Polymer Engineering

Introduction of the Research Group

The research team carries out extensive research and development in the field of crosslinked and thermoplastic elastomers. Our main activities: foaming of elastomers, development of elastomeric nanocomposites, elastomer blends, development of recipes, research of rubber recycling possibilities, and development of devulcanization technology of waste rubber.
Achievements Publications Awards Journals Infrastructure Projects Industry relations Other

Achievements

-Development of low-density rubber foams
-Development of microwave and thermomechanical devulcanization of rubbers
-Development of graphene elastomer nanocomposites, hybrid composites
-Development of thermoplastic elastomers and vulcanizates

Publications

Simon D. Á., Bárány T.: Effective thermomechanical devulcanization of ground tire rubber with a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 190, 1-12 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109626 IF=5.03 D1
Simon D. Á., Pirityi D. Z., Bárány T.: Devulcanization of ground tire rubber: microwave and thermomechanical approaches. Scientific Reports, 10, 16587/1-13/ (2020) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73543-w IF=4.379 D1
Kohári A., Halász I. Z., Bárány T.: Thermoplastic dynamic vulcanizates with in situ synthesized segmented polyurethane matrix. Polymers, 11, 1663/1-1-15/ (2019) 10.3390/polym11101663 IF=3.426 Q1
Pirityi D. Z., Pölöskei K.: Thermomechanical devulcanization of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber and its application in blends with high‐density polyethylene. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138, 10 (2021) 10.1002/app.50090 IF=3.125 Q1
Karger-Kocsis J., Mészáros L., Bárány T.: Ground tyre rubber (GTR) in thermoplastics, thermosets, and rubbers. Journal of Materials Science, 48, 1-38 (2013) 10.1007/s10853-012-6564-2 IF=2.305 D1

Awards

MTA Centre of Excellence (Department of Polymer Engineering) NKFI TOP50 Excellent Research Infrastructure (Department of Polymer Engineering)

Journals

Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Polymer
Journal of Polymer Research
Polymer Degradation and Stability
Express Polymer Letters

Infrastructure

Rubber Process Analyzer Tangential and intermeshing mixer Material Testing Laboratory

Projects

2019-1.1.1-PIACI-KFI-2019-00172: Különleges tömegoptimalizált járműipari gumitömítések fejlesztése, 2020-2022, NKFIH
2019-1.1.1-PIACI-KFI-2019-00288: Új "Zöld" (kisebb ökológiai lábnyommal rendelkező) sport matrac fejlesztése rekreációs célokra, 2020-2024, NKFIH
2017-2.3.6-TÉT-CN-2018-00002: Grafénnel töltött elasztomer nanokompozitok fejlesztése nagy teljesítményű gumiabroncsok alapanyagaként: mikroszerkezet-tulajdonság összefüggések feltárása, 2019-2022, NKFIH
OTKA K115949: Őrölt gumihulladék értéknövelt újrahasznosítása mikrohullámú devulkanizációt követően gumi és termoplasztikus elasztomer keverékekben, 2015-2019, NKFIH

Industry relations

Tauril Kft.
Continental Kft.
Polifoam Kft.

Other activities

The research group actively participates in the work of the Scientific Committee for Fiber and Composite Technologies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and is a member of the Hungarian professional communities through the Department of Polymer Engineering.