{"id":12541,"date":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1393847"},"modified":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","slug":"uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12541","title":{"rendered":"UK startup develops device to combat tyre wear pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tyre wear is a major contributor to polluting microplastics \u2014 small particles which don\u2019t biodegrade and tend to accumulate in the environment, leaking harmful toxins into the air and our waterways. And although there\u2019s no respective EU regulation yet<\/a>, a London-based startup has developed a device that can capture these particles.<\/p>\n

The Tyre Collective<\/a> started out as a master\u2019s project by three former students of the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, who founded the startup in 2020. It claims to have developed the first-ever device that captures tyre pollution.<\/p>\n

The team discovered that tyre particles are charged from friction with the road. Based on that, it developed its patent-pending technology which uses electrostatics and airflow to attract up to 60% of these particles. Once captured, they can be upcycled as a micronised rubber into a variety of applications such as 3D printing, shoe soles, and soundproofing \u2014 creating, thus, a closed-loop system.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>What the device looks like. Credit: The Tyre Collective<\/figcaption>