POLITICS, BICKERING DELAY USE OF ASPHALT RUBBER

The burning of tires as a supplemental fuel in industrial boilers or to generate electric power has been widely discussed and is rapidly expanding through the use of proven technology that eliminates previous environmental concerns. But use of crumb rubber from scrap tires in asphalt pavement -- which has even more widespread potential -- has expanded much more slowly. This special Scrap Tire Section examines the politics and problems responsible for this delay and looks at the two most common methods of improving asphalt pavement through the addition of crumb rubber.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bill Communications (Akron) Incorporated

  110 Miller Road
  Akron, OH  United States  44313
• Authors:
  • Stoyer, L
• Publication Date: 1991-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • Modern Tire Dealer
  • Publisher: Bill Communications (Akron) Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0026-8496

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt mixtures; Asphalt pavements; Asphalt rubber; Boilers; Industrial plants; Rubberized bitumen; Tires
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621938
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1992 12:00AM