Rubberised Asphalt Focus in SLTC Symposium

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

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

The agenda for the Symposium is as follows:

• ELT management system — shredding technology, traceability, and requirements for end-of-life tire rubber powder. Speaker: Eng. Cindy Ortega — 4R Environmental Solutions.
• Technical specifications of asphalt mixtures with ELT from the IDU in Bogotá. Evolution, lessons learned. Speaker: Eng. Sully Rojas Bayona — Institute of Urban Development (IDU).
• Experiences modifying asphalt with ELT. Technologies used. Speaker: Eng. Iván Paba — MPI.
• Production, installation, and monitoring of sections installed with asphalt mixtures containing ELT in the city of Bogotá by the UMV. Speakers: Dr. Mónica Eloísa Rueda Peña — General Director of the Bogotá Road Maintenance Unit (UMV).
• 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. Dr. Manuel Ocampo — Pontifical Xavierian University. Head of Laboratory — Area of Materials and Civil Works. Associate Professor. Senior Researcher — CECATA Research Group. Civil Engineering Department.
• The use of ELT rubber powder in asphalt mixtures through the lens of life cycle analysis. Dr. Gilberto Martínez — 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. Dr. Gerardo Botasso — National Technological University, Argentina. Director, Doctorate in Materials. LEMaC Road Research Center UTN La Plata — CIC PBA. Secretary of Science, Technology and Postgraduate Studies at UTN La Plata. Road technologist with innovations in several Latin American countries.

Following Dr. Mónica Eloísa’s presentation, there will be a short coffee break before part 2 begins. As well as this, both sections of the symposium will conclude with a short question and answer session.