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Waste Tire Rubber-based Refrigerants for Solid-state Cooling Devices

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Management of discarded tires is a compelling environmental issue worldwide. Although there are several approaches developed to recycle waste tire rubbers, their application in solid-state cooling is still unexplored. Considering the high barocaloric potential verified for elastomers, the use of waste tire rubber (WTR) as a refrigerant in solid-state cooling devices is very promising. Herein, we investigated the barocaloric effects in WTR and polymer blends made of vulcanized natural rubber (VNR) and WTR, to evaluate its feasibility for solid-state cooling technologies. The adiabatic temperature changes and the isothermal entropy changes reach giant values, as well as the performance parameters, being comparable or even better than most barocaloric materials in literature. Moreover, pure WTR and WTR-based samples also present a faster thermal exchange than VNR, consisting of an additional advantage of using these discarded materials. Thus, the present findings evidence the encouraging perspectives of employing waste rubbers in solid-state cooling based on barocaloric effects, contributing to both the recycling of polymers and the sustainable energy technology field.

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The authors acknowledge financial support from FAPESP (No. 2012/03480-0), CNPq and CAPES. The authors also thank LNLS and CNPEM.

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  1. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), 08860, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

    Nicolau Molina Bom

  2. The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), 08193, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain

    Nicolau Molina Bom

  3. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 00972-270, Diadema, SP, Brazil

    Érik Oda Usuda

  4. Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Mariana da Silva Gigliotti & Lucas Soares Paixão

  5. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), 84017-220, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

    Denílson José Marcolino de Aguiar

  6. Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-860, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    William Imamura & Alexandre Magnus Gomes Carvalho

  7. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), 870-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil

    Alexandre Magnus Gomes Carvalho

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Bom, N.M., Usuda, É.O., da Silva Gigliotti, M. et al. Waste Tire Rubber-based Refrigerants for Solid-state Cooling Devices. Chin J Polym Sci 38, 769–775 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-020-2385-y

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