ISO/TR TECHNICAL REPORT 16098 First edition 2012-09-01 Reclaimedrubbersandreclaimed crumb rubbers Evaluation of dispersion in rubber mixes Caoutchoucs regenérésetpoudrettesdecaoutchoucs regénérés Evaluationdela dispersion dansles melanges de caoutchouc Reference number ISO/TR16098:2012(E) IS02012 IS0/TR16098:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO 2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +4122 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2012- All rights reserved IS0/TR16098:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope. .1 2 Normativereferences 1 3 Preparation of test mixes for the evaluation of reclaimed and crumb rubbers dispersion..1 3.1 General 1 3.2 Standard test formulation .1 3.3 Procedure .2 4 Measurementofthedispersion ofreclaimedrubbers and crumbsrubbers .4 4.1 General. 4 4.2 Apparatus 4 4.3 Test piece .5 4.4 Test procedure. .5 4.5 Image processing .5 4.6 MeasurementofEquivalentCircularDiameter (ECD) 5 4.7 Measurementofsurfacefraction .5 5 Test report .6 Bibliography 7 IS0 2012 -All rights reserved iii