• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2022

A large amount of particles on the roads is produced by friction between the vehicles and the road surface and by inflow from outside. The type of these particles affects the abrasion behavior of tire tread. In this study, road dust collected at a bus stop was separated by size, and the particles with sizes of 106-212 mm were analyzed. The particles were separated by density using NaI and NaBr aqueous solutions with densities in the range of 1.10-1.80 g/cm³ with the 0.10 g/cm³ interval. In the road dust sample, the following particle types were found: tire-road wear particles (TRWPs), asphalt pavement wear particles (APWPs), plant-related particles (PRPs), road paint wear particles (RPWPs), and plastic particles (PPs). The densities of TRWPs, APWPs, PRPs, and RPWPs were 1.20-1.80, >1.60, >1.10, and >1.40 g/cm³, respectively, while PPs were found in all density ranges. Additionally, many small mineral particles were observed on the particles. Order of the relative content of the particles was PRP > TRWP > APWP ~ RPWP > PP. APWPs that were stuck to TRWP could be removed by chloroform treatment. The shapes of the particles were characterized using their magnified images.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.196-205
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 노면에서 생성된 타이어 마모입자가 강우 강도에 따라 환경 구획별로 이동하는 양을 예측하고자, 도로 노면에서 타이어 마모입자의 샘플 포집과 정량화 분석 연구를 수행했다. 샘플 포집은 3일 평균 강우(0-60 mm/day) 발생 후 도로 노면이 완전히 건조된 2일 후, 도로 노면에 남아있는 타이어 마모입자의 샘플을 포집했다. 포집된 샘플은 크기와 밀도 분리를 통해 타이어 마모입자만을 분리했고, 강우가 없는 날(0 mm/day)의 타이어 마모입자 60.2 g 값을 기준으로 강우 이후 노면에 남아있는 타이어 마모입자의 함량의 차이를 산출하면, 강우 강도에 따라 0-49.4 g의 타이어 마모입자가 환경 구획으로 이동할 수 있는 것으로 확인했다. 또한, 강우 강도가 60 mm/day 일 때 5 mm/day와 비교해 타이어 마모입자의 환경 구획별 이동하는 양이 3.75배 높음을 확인했고, 선행 연구 결과를 활용하여 연간 국내 도로 환경에서 강우에 의해 환경 구획으로 이동 가능한 타이어 마모입자의 총량은 9,592 ton이며, 이 중 288 ton이 해양 미세플라스틱으로 영향을 줄 수 있다는 연구 결과를 도출했다. 단, 본 연구는 한정적 공간과 예측된 결과란 한계가 있으나, 타이어 마모입자의 저감을 위해서 국내 도로 환경과 하수 처리시스템 개선의 필요성을 언급하고자 한다. 향후 본 연구 결과의 검증을 위해 실제 환경 구획에서 샘플 포집과 타이어 마모입자의 농도 분석 연구를 수행할 계획이다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2021

Tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) were collected from road dust and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed to measure the content of tire wear particles (TWPs) in the TRWPs. The TGA thermograms of TRWPs showed two weight loss steps associated with polymer decomposition including weight loss after 480℃ which may be due to road wear particles. Different samples gave different TGA thermograms because the types and contents of the road wear particles attached to the TWPs should be different from each other, and each TWP might have different composition. The TGA results of the model asphalt pavement wear particles, with (volatile organics + polymers + carbon black) : ash = 33.5 : 66.5, was applied to the TRWP results, and the TWP contents of TRWPs were found to be 50-65%. The zinc oxide content in the rubber compound was negligible.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2024

Indoor parking garages have concrete-paved inclined ramps, contributing to high tire friction and increased slip angles. Therefore, the abrasion behavior of tire treads on an indoor parking garage ramp differs from those on common asphalt-paved roads, leading to variations in the generated TRWPs. The TRWP densities ranged from low (< 1.1 g cm^-3) to high (> 1.8 g cm^-3), and the degree of mineral particles adhering to the surface of tire wire particles increased with density. The densities and aspect ratios of the TRWPs generated in the parking garage varied depending on the ascent and descent ramps and the slip angles of tires. The TRWPs generated in the parking garage were distributed at a lower density than those produced on asphalt-paved roads and had lower aspect ratios. TRWPs generated from tires at large slip angles mostly exhibited densities below 1.1 g cm^-3 on the ascent and descent ramps in the parking garage. Such low-density TRWPs can be easily resuspended by traffic in the air and may remain suspended in aquatic environments for prolonged periods upon entering rivers and seas.