{"id":545487,"date":"2023-01-30T18:31:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T18:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:31:21","slug":"uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"#UK startup develops device to combat tyre wear pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297d7cddfae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297d7cddfae\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution\/#%E2%80%9CUK_startup_develops_device_to_combat_tyre_wear_pollution%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;UK startup develops device to combat tyre wear pollution&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-startup-develops-device-to-combat-tyre-wear-pollution\/#Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\" >Get your tickets for TNW Val\u00e8ncia in March!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUK_startup_develops_device_to_combat_tyre_wear_pollution%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;UK startup develops device to combat tyre wear pollution&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Tyre wear is a major contributor to polluting microplastics \u2014 small particles which don\u2019t biodegrade and tend to accumulate in the environment, leaking harmful toxins into the air and our waterways. And although there\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.remove.bg\/upload\">no respective EU regulation yet<\/a>, a London-based startup has developed a device that can capture these particles.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetyrecollective.com\/impact\">The Tyre Collective<\/a> started out as a master\u2019s project by three former students of the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, who founded the startup in 2020. It claims to have developed the first-ever device that captures tyre pollution.<\/p>\n<p>The team discovered that tyre particles are charged from friction with the road. Based on that, it developed its patent-pending <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> which uses electrostatics and airflow to attract up to 60% of these particles. Once captured, they can be upcycled as a micronised rubber into a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications such as 3D printing, shoe soles, and soundproofing \u2014 creating, thus, a closed-loop system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1393849 js-lazy\" alt=\"device that captures tyre wear pollution\" width=\"1640\" height=\"922\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-280x157.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1592x895.png 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1200x675.png 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Ftech%2F2023%2F01%2F30%2Fuk-startup-develops-device-combat-tyre-wear-pollution%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: What the device looks like. Credit: The Tyre Collective\" data-title=\"Share What the device looks like. Credit: The Tyre Collective on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share What the device looks like. Credit: The Tyre Collective on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>What the device looks like. Credit: The Tyre Collective<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1393849\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective.png\" alt=\"device that captures tyre wear pollution\" width=\"1640\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-280x157.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1592x895.png 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/tyre-collective-1200x675.png 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\"><\/span>Get your tickets for TNW Val\u00e8ncia in March!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The heart of tech is coming to the heart of the Mediterranean<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In collaboration with London-based logistics company <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zhero.app\/\">Zhero<\/a>, the cleantech startup concluded its first pilot in November 2022. The TC02 prototype was able to capture tyre wear of particles sized between 0.3 and 100 microns. Over half were below 10 microns, which are considered to be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airly.org\/en\/the-most-dangerous-types-of-air-pollution\/\">the most dangerous for human health and the environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the first stage, the Tyre Collective is targeting logistic fleets, aiming to start with delivery and maintenance vans before moving onto buses and HGVs. In the future, it envisions scaling the device across all vehicle segments, with a special focus on EVs. It\u2019s also looking for partners to run larger pilots and OEMs interested in integrating the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Although reducing tyre wear pollution is an integral step towards reaching zero-emissionmobility, it hasn\u2019t received the required attention so far. This means that it\u2019s an opportune space for clean tech startups seeking to improve the sustainability of a vehicles\u2019 life cycle.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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