Objective This project aims to reduce the amount of zinc chemicals, predominantly zinc oxide, in rubber articles such as tyres. Zinc released to the environment is toxic to aquatic organisms, so will bear upon the food chain. Most of the zinc oxide is chemically unutilised. Ways of halving zinc oxide levels without causing deleterious effects on article performance will be investigated, and also innovative alternatives to conventional zinc oxide that aim to reduce the zinc present by 65-100%. Some of the alternatives could lead to radical changes in the chemistry of vulcanisation of rubber articles. Software will be developed to enable rapid evaluation of the impact of reduced-zinc formulations on the environment and on the service performance of the rubber article. There is much to defend in a European rubber industry that currently turns over 35 B Euro pa. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator TUN ABDUL RAZAK RESEARCH CENTRE LTD. EU contribution No data Address Brickendon Lane Brickendonbury SG13 8NL HERTFORD United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE DE TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE DU MANS - ASSOCIATION POUR LES TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIES DU MANS France EU contribution No data Address Rue de Thalès de Milet 20 72000 LE MANS See on map Total cost No data CONSORZIO MILANO RICERCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Cicognara 7 20129 MILANO See on map Total cost No data ELEMENTIS UK LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Mary Avenue, Birtley DH3 1QX DURHAM See on map Total cost No data FLEXSYS B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 10,Zutphenseweg 10 7400 AA DEVENTER See on map Total cost No data FORSHEDA AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address 330 12 FORSHEDA See on map Total cost No data PIRELLI PNEUMATICI SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Sarca 222 20126 MILANO See on map Total cost No data SCHILL & SEILACHER GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Moorfleeter Strasse 28 22113 HAMBURG See on map Total cost No data SEMPERIT TECHNICAL PRODUCTS GMBH & CO KG Austria EU contribution No data Address Triester Bundesstrasse 26 2632 WIMPASSING See on map Total cost No data SYNTHOMER LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Central Road, Templefields CM20 2BH HARLOW See on map Total cost No data TRELLEBORG INDUSTRI AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address 231 81 TRELLEBORG See on map Total cost No data
