Researchers Convert Tires Into Graphene, Reinforcing Concrete

Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images. Photo caption: Sesena Nuevo, Spain — A firewall splits mountains of used tires on a dump in the countryside on September 24, 2014, in Sesena Nuevo, […]. Article by Mark Bustos. The Science Times – Mar 31, 2021.

Researchers have devised a new process that efficiently converts waste from rubber tires into graphene, which in turn could be used to reinforce concrete.

A team from Rice University in Houston, Texas is behind the new technology that could make for stronger roads at reduced costs. According to chemist James Tour from Rice University’s Department of Chemistry, the environmental benefits of infusing concrete with graphene are “clear.” […]

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