Innovative use of waste tyres: Noise-barriers and geoengineering

Theodor Haas Theodor Haas,Maximilian Lackner Maximilian Lackner,Erich Markl Erich Markl

doi:10.30574/wjaets.2020.1.1.0024

Theodor Haas Theodor Haas, Maximilian Lackner Maximilian Lackner + Show 1 more

https://doi.org/10.30574/wjaets.2020.1.1.0024

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Abstract

Globally, more than 1 billion waste tyres are produced every year, and environmentally friendly end-of-life scenarios are highly sought after. Incineration to capture energy is a common practice. An improvement to sustainability is a cascaded use, where worn-out tyres are first being deployed in a meaningful way, e.g. as noise barriers or as embankment stabilization, where they can add value for several years to decades, before they are incinerated. The novel innovative use cases for tyres were found to offer advantages for the environment, while saving costs over materials that are being deployed today. This paper presents two recent innovations with waste tyres by a private inventor, and also highlights critical success factors for this type of innovator. Perseverance is one character trait a private inventor has to demonstrate in order to land a true innovation, focus a critical activity. Waste tyres can be considered an underutilized raw material.

Highlights

Waste tyres are produced in huge quantities, on the order of 1 billion tons globally per year [1]
This paper presents two recent innovations with waste tyres by a private inventor, and highlights critical success factors for this type of innovator
Perseverance is one character trait a private inventor has to demonstrate in order to land a true innovation, focus a critical activity

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Introduction

Waste tyres are produced in huge quantities, on the order of 1 billion tons globally per year [1]. 3. Innovative use of waste tyres II Embankment stabilization Austrian private inventor Theodor Haas has filed a second patent 4 years later, DE102019109235, 2019 (priority AT20180050334, 2018). 5. The role of the private inventor and critical success factors The example of Theodor Haas and his 2 inventions shows that a private person, after several years of studying possible uses for waste tyres, has come up with two different innovative applications. The role of the private inventor and critical success factors The example of Theodor Haas and his 2 inventions shows that a private person, after several years of studying possible uses for waste tyres, has come up with two different innovative applications Inventors need to budget for this, too, an not overlook its necessity [36]

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Compliance with ethical standards