Tyres
EfW
Turning Used Tyres Into Energy
Used automotive tyres are a major waste problem in most developed countries and are becoming so in developing countries all around the world. More and more countries are banning them from landfill for environmental reasons.
These tyres contain a large amount of energy some of which is renewable energy from natural compounds like rubber (30% in truck tyres, 20% in car tyres) and the remaining non-renewable energy from nylon bracing materials and synthetic fillers.
The pyrolysis of tyres generates a significant amount of:
These tyres contain a large amount of energy some of which is renewable energy from natural compounds like rubber (30% in truck tyres, 20% in car tyres) and the remaining non-renewable energy from nylon bracing materials and synthetic fillers.
The pyrolysis of tyres generates a significant amount of:
Syn-Gas
Syn-Oil
Pyro-Char
Steel
The syn-gas and syn-oil can be used in high performance dual fuel engines to drive electrical generators that produce exportable electrical power. Some of the syn-gas or syn-oil is used to heat the pyrolysis process making it totally energy self-sufficient once started.
The pyro-char from waste tyres is a very valuable source of carbon black which can be reintroduced into the tyre making process.
Most of the steel beading and bracing can be recovered before pyrolysis and the remainder magnetically recovered from the pyro-char after pyrolysis and is ready for recycling.
There is virtually no residue from the pyrolysis of tyres resulting in 100% landfill diversion.
The pyro-char from waste tyres is a very valuable source of carbon black which can be reintroduced into the tyre making process.
Most of the steel beading and bracing can be recovered before pyrolysis and the remainder magnetically recovered from the pyro-char after pyrolysis and is ready for recycling.
There is virtually no residue from the pyrolysis of tyres resulting in 100% landfill diversion.