The Journey of a Car Tyre
In short: A look into the complex manufacturing process of car tyres, from sourcing natural latex and synthetic rubber to the chemical process of vulcanisation.
A 1:47 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc., “Raw Materials｜Tyre Industry of JAPAN｜Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc.”; ScienceDirect, “Synthetic Rubber - an overview”; Archer Seal, “Archer Tech Briefing - How Synthetic Rubber Compounds Are Made - Archer Seal”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Production and Upgrading of Recovered Carbon Black from the Pyrolysis of End-of-Life Tires”; European Commission, “Tyres properties: an introduction”; Chemical Papers, “Sulphur and peroxide vulcanisation of rubber compounds — overview”; United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Emerging Environmental Impacts of Tire Wear Particles and Their Chemical Cocktails”.
Sources used in this film
- Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. — Raw Materials｜Tyre Industry of JAPAN｜Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. · View →
- ScienceDirect — Synthetic Rubber - an overview · View →
- Archer Seal — Archer Tech Briefing - How Synthetic Rubber Compounds Are Made - Archer Seal · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Production and Upgrading of Recovered Carbon Black from the Pyrolysis of End-of-Life Tires · View →
- European Commission — Tyres properties: an introduction · View →
- Chemical Papers — Sulphur and peroxide vulcanisation of rubber compounds — overview · View →
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Emerging Environmental Impacts of Tire Wear Particles and Their Chemical Cocktails · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc.: Raw Materials｜Tyre Industry of JAPAN｜Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc.
- Also: ScienceDirect: Synthetic Rubber - an overview
- Also: Archer Seal: Archer Tech Briefing - How Synthetic Rubber Compounds Are Made - Archer Seal
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Production and Upgrading of Recovered Carbon Black from the Pyrolysis of End-of-Life Tires
- Also: European Commission: Tyres properties: an introduction
- Also: Chemical Papers: Sulphur and peroxide vulcanisation of rubber compounds — overview
- Also: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Emerging Environmental Impacts of Tire Wear Particles and Their Chemical Cocktails
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