Rubberised Asphalt Focus in SLTC Symposium

The SLTC Rubber Conference in Bogota in November will see the second Rubber in Roads symposium

SLTC Putting Rubberised Asphalt on the Map

The symposium, entitled – “Reality and Challenges of Sustainable Roads with End-of-Life Tire (ELT) Rubber Powder in Colombia“, will look at sustainable road infrastructure with recycled end-of-life tyres. It will take place at the Agora Bogotá Convention Centre, on Wednesday November 12^th between 2:00pm and 6:00pm during the SLTC’s tyre recycling conference.

The agenda for the Symposium is as follows:

• ELT management system: Shredding technology, traceability, and requirements for end-of-life tyre rubber powder presented by Eng. Cindy Ortega from 4R Environmental Solutions.
• Technical specifications of asphalt mixtures with ELT from the IDU in Bogotá. Evolution, lessons learned which is being presented by Eng. Sully Rojas Bayona from the Institute of Urban Development (IDU).
• Eng. Iván Paba from MPI will be presenting on experiences modifying asphalt with ELT. Technologies used.
• Production, installation, and monitoring of sections installed with asphalt mixtures containing ELT in the city of Bogotá by the UMV. This presentation will be led by Dr. Mónica Eloísa Rueda Peña, the General Director of the Bogotá Road Maintenance Unit (UMV).

These speeches will be followed by a coffee break and a short question and answer session before part 2 gets underway.

The speeches and presentations for Part 2 are as follows:

• Dr. Manuel Ocampo from Pontifical Xavierian University, the Head of Laboratory in the Area of Materials and Civil Works will be presenting on the technical and environmental challenges in the responsible use of MBR with ELT rubber powder in pavement layers: a comprehensive vision for road sustainability in Latin America.
• The use of ELT rubber powder in asphalt mixtures through the lens of life cycle analysis will be led by Dr. Gilberto Martínez from the Universidad del Norte.
• The reality of ELT rubber powder technology in Ibero-America. The wet process and pre-treated or digested rubber. New technological horizons will be presented by Dr. Gerardo Botasso from the National Technological University, Argentina .