Floor Mats from Recycled Tyres
An
entrepreneurial academic from The University of Manchester has found a new
method to recycle used tyres. The new technology involves converting it into a
graphene enhanced product - hexagon-shaped SapceMat. It can be interlocked to
cover any desired floor area. They can
be used at the entrances of homes, offices, public and industrial buildings, as
well as wider applications such as anti-fatigue or anti-slip coverings in areas
like workplaces, gyms, playgrounds and swimming pools. Dr Vivek Koncherry who
has developed the product has launched a company called SpaceBlue Ltd that aims
to recycle waster tyres by converting them into attractive and extremely hard
wearing floor mats that are enhanced with tiny amounts of graphene. UK exports
several thousand tonnes of used rubber especially to developing nations like
India where they are destroyed by burning which significantly increases air
pollution.
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