Inga Silvestravičiūtė's research while affiliated with Kaunas University of Technology and other places

Publications (3)

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The paper analyses five end-of-life tyre treatment technologies – co-incineration in cement kiln, thermolysis, and three alternatives of mechanical recycling: conventional, baro-destructive and ultrasound mechanical recycling methods. Methodologies of environmental impact assessment and life cycle assessment were chosen for evaluation of environmen...
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KTU Aplinkos inžinerijos institutas (gauta 2002 m. gegužės mėn.; atiduota spaudai 2002 m. spalio mėn.) Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas – išanalizuoti naudotų padangų deginimo Lietuvos cemento pramonėje poreikį bei galimybes. Straipsnyje aptariama naudotų padangų tvarkymo problematika pasaulyje bei Lietuvoje, išnagrinėtos pagrindinės tvarkymo alterna...

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... CD waste accounts for a higher percentage of solid waste ranging from 20 % to 30 %, which disposes in landfills in most of the developed countries such as the USA, the UK, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and others [5]. According to the Environmental Agency of the United States (US EPA), it is claimed that the US generated 136 million tons of construction waste in 1996 [2,6] and increased to 569 million tons in 2017 accounting for more than twice of municipal solid waste [6]. The United Kingdom annually generates more than 120 million tons of construction, destruction, and excavation waste [7]. ...
... In grinding by ultrasound, whole tires are fed into a rotary grinder where ultrasound is generated, and the material is ground into 2 μm particles. The metal is removed by magnetic separators, and the final mixture consists of rubber and fabric [20,21]. ...