Recovered carbon black; material characterization and in-rubber performance:Sustainable future of tire manufacturing

Abstract

Carbon black is widely used as a reinforcing filler in tire industry.This project aims to recover high quality carbon black from used tires using a novel pyrolysis process. The influence of process temperature on the recovered carbon black(RCB) properties was studied. Pyrolysis was carried out using passenger car tire(PCT) feedstock at temperatures of 500°C(PCT500) and 550°C(PCT550). Material properties and in-rubber performance were compared to a reference carbonblack commonly used in tires