The Usability of Waste Marble Powder as Filler in Cold Vulcanizing Adhesives

Abstract

The aim of this stııdy is ıo investigate ıhe usabiliıy of wasıe marble powder as filler in co/d vıılcani=ing adhesives and its effecı on ıhe physica/ and mechanical properties of ıhe cold vıılcanizing adhesives. Experimental tesis were performed ıo evaluaıe ıhe possibility of using the waste marble powder as replacemenı of ıhe convenlional calciıe powder in a formulaıion of cold vulcanizing cenıent. Cure characıerisıics, which are scorch ıime, cure time and minimum ıorque of the rubber compounds filled wiıh marble powder and calcite were determined at J90°C with a Moving Die Rheomeıer. Meusurements of adhesive sırength and capability of elongaıiorı of spliced fabric corıveyor belt samples were carried 0111 arı the tensile testirıg nıachirıe. lnexpensive and eco-friendly filler, marble powder, has been successfiılly utili=ed for ıhe process of cold vıılcani=ing adlıesives. A favorability of adlıesive sırengılı and capabiliıy of elongaıion was obtained for the wasıe marble powder filled adhesives w/ıen compared ıo the calcite filled adhesives. Recycling of wasıe marble powder as filler appears ıo be a feasible solııtion nol only ıo environmental problem, bııı also ıo ıhe problem of economical processing of sııch adhesives.