Monomer Recovery and Nano-Silica Separation From Biodegraded Waste Silicone Rubber Shed of Composite Insulator

Composite insulators are widely used in the external insulation of transmission lines due to their excellent pollution flashover resistance. However, the large amount of silicone rubber material is difficult to degrade naturally in decommissioned composite insulators resulting in great pressure on t...

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Main Authors: Liu, Y. (Author), Yang, S. (Author), Zhou, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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520 3 |a Composite insulators are widely used in the external insulation of transmission lines due to their excellent pollution flashover resistance. However, the large amount of silicone rubber material is difficult to degrade naturally in decommissioned composite insulators resulting in great pressure on the environment. A method for recycling waste silicone rubber by microbial degradation was proposed. The insulator shed materials of composite insulators naturally retired under 10–15 years of operation are collected. Using dominant species to decompose silicone rubber, the decomposed product is obtained, and the chemical reaction process is deduced according to the three-dimensional structural characteristics of monomers. The biodegradation process does not require the participation of a strong acid and alkali, and the recovery method is safe and effective. At the same time, the nano-silicon dioxide is separated from the waste silicone rubber and modified by the surfactant. The particle size of nano-silica is reduced to ∼18 nm with an excellent dispersibility, indicating high economic value. It is demonstrated that microbial decomposition recycles polymeric materials with the ability to turn them into a valuable resource, which is a very-low-carbon green and environment-friendly method of recycling. Copyright © 2022 Yang, Liu and Zhou. 
650 0 4 |a Biodegradable polymers 
650 0 4 |a biodegradation 
650 0 4 |a Biodegradation 
650 0 4 |a Composite insulators 
650 0 4 |a Electric insulators 
650 0 4 |a External insulations 
650 0 4 |a Insulating materials 
650 0 4 |a Monomer recovery 
650 0 4 |a monomer recycling 
650 0 4 |a Monomer recycling 
650 0 4 |a Monomers 
650 0 4 |a Nano Silica 
650 0 4 |a nano-silica 
650 0 4 |a Particle size 
650 0 4 |a Pollution flashovers 
650 0 4 |a polymers 
650 0 4 |a Rubber 
650 0 4 |a Rubber composite 
650 0 4 |a Silica 
650 0 4 |a Silicone rubber 
650 0 4 |a Silicones 
650 0 4 |a Transmission-line 
650 0 4 |a waste silicone rubber composite insulator 
650 0 4 |a Waste silicone rubber composite insulator 
700 1 |a Liu, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yang, S.  |e author 
700 1 |a Zhou, D.  |e author 
773 |t Frontiers in Materials