What's the Environmentally Responsible Way to Dispose of End of life tyres (or ELTs)?

Black pollution is constantly eroding our environment, and end of life tyres(ELTs) are a major culprit of black pollution. If we don't deal with it in an environmentally responsible way, it will turn into garbage that is poisonous to the environment and human health. So today, this article will talk to you about the environmentally responsible way to dispose of the ELTs.

There are three main methods to dispose of end of life tyres(ELTs):

1. Tire retreading:

It's a simple and fast ELTs recycling way, but it's not advisable. Because the wear resistance of the retreaded tyres is extremely poor, and it is easy to cause a tyre blowout accident. Therefore, this tyre recycling method is not advisable.

Waste tyres

2. Convert ELTs into rubber powder:

It has a short production cycle. After the waste tires are processed into rubber powder, they can be used as modified asphalt paving, reclaimed rubber, waterproof membrane, etc. The detailed ELTs to rubber powder recycling processes are as follows.

First, the steel wire is pulled out from ELTs by steel wire drawing machine, and then passed through a tire crusher/tire shredder to be pulverized into particles of about 10-15 mm, which are sent to a rubber powder milling machine by a conveyor. The powder falls into the vibrating screen, and after screening, some semi-finished products continue to be recycled with a multi-functional rubber mill, and finally the finished rubber powder is obtained.

Waste tyres recycling to rubber powder machine

3. Pyrolysis ELTs into Fuel Oil

It can decompose ELTs into products fuel oil, carbon black, steel wire and combustible gas, which has huge economic value and does not pollute the environment, which is in line with the sustainable development concept advocated by the state. Fuel oil can be used for cement plants, glass plants, steel plants or boiler heating, etc. Carbon black can be sold directly or further processed into carbon black balls or ground into carbon black powder for higher prices, and steel wire can also be sold directly.

It can be seen that the "pyrolysis" technology is the most environmentally responsible and profitable treatment technology for waste tyres recycling and reuse, and represents the current development direction of ELTs treatment.

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