tire pyrolysis project report-10mt

Technical proposal for 10TPD Scrap Tire Pyrolysis Unit

Technical Consultants: ACCPRE Engineering Pvt Ltd

8-2-601/B/22, Road No. 10,

Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034

Phone: +91 40 65810328

Accpre Engineering Pvt. Ltd. 8-2-601/B/22, Road No.10

Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500034 Ph +9140-65810328

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Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 2

2. METHODS OF RECYCLING WASTE TIRES ......................................................................................... 4

2.1 RETREADING AND REUSING OF TIRES ........................................................................................... 4

2.2 RECYCLING BY PRODUCTION OF GROUND RUBBER FOR USE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS ............. 4

2.3 RECLAIMING RUBBER RAW MATERIALS ....................................................................................... 5

3. PYROLYSIS ....................................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 PROCESS CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................. 7

3.2 CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF THE PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS ....................................... 8

3.2.1 SOLID RESIDUE ....................................................................................................................... 8

3.2.2 PYROLYSIS LIQUID PRODUCT ........................................................................................ 10

3.2.3 STEEL WIRE ........................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.4 PYROLYSIS GASES ................................................................................................................. 11

4. EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE AND WORKING PRINCIPLE OF PYROLYSIS OF OIL EQUIPMENT ........... 12

4.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS ................................................................................................... 12

4.2 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 14

4.3 UTLITIES OF THE PYROLYSIS SYSTEM .................................................................................... 14

ANNEXURE 1: PYROLYSIS PLANT LAYOUT ............................................................................................. 17

CONTACT INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................... 18



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1. INTRODUCTION

Over 9 million tones per year of scrap tires are produced. The huge quantity of

waste tires presently produced in the world will certainly increase in the future

as the associated automotive industries grow. The disposal of scrap tires

becomes a serious environmental problem. The accumulation of discarded

waste tires leads to environmental pollution. A large fraction of the scrap tires

is simply dumped in sites where they represent hazards such as diseases and

accidental fires. Rubbers are not biologically degradable, and this fact creates

problems with their disposal. The impact of waste rubber on the environment

can be minimized by recycling with material or energy recovery. However,

during processing and moulding rubber materials are crosslinked, and

therefore they cannot be simply again softened and remoulded by heating. For

many years landfill, was the main, practical means for dealing with the

problem of waste tires. However, landfilling of tires is declining as a disposal

option, since tires do not degrade easily in landfills, they are bulky, taking up

valuable landfill space and preventing waste compaction. Open dumping may

result in accidental fires with high pollution emissions.

A low percentage of scrap tires are recycled with material recovery and reused

for second-quality rubber products. The problem is that waste tire generation

rate is much more important than the amount of material required for these

alternative uses. Because of their high calorific value, waste tires have been

used as fuel in rotary cement kilns. However, this process can be acceptable

from an environmental point of view only in the case of controlled combustion

+due to the toxic emissions produced during the tire combustion processes.



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The high volatile carbon content and heating value (33-35 MJ/kg) make the

scrap tires an excellent material for energy recovery. For this reason, both

pyrolysis and combustion are currently receiving renewed attention. Pyrolysis

offers an environmentally attractive method to decompose a wide range of

wastes, including waste tires. In the pyrolysis process, the organic volatile

matter of tires (around 60 wt%) is decomposed to low molecular weight

products, liquids or gases, which can be used as fuels or chemicals source. The

non-volatile carbon black and the inorganic components (around 40 wt%)

remain as solid residues and can be recycled in other applications. Combustion

of tires has been used also for generation of electrical energy. However, for

minimizing emissions the conditions of the combustion process must be

optimized.



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2. METHODS OF RECYCLING WASTE TIRES

The possible ways of recycling waste tires are as follows:

2.1 RETREADING AND REUSING OF TIRES

In this process, the remaining tread is ground away from a tire to be

remoulded and a new tread rubber strip is fused to the old carcass by

vulcanization. The economic potential of the process is major advantage and

the quality of the products is a disadvantage of retreading.

2.2 RECYCLING BY PRODUCTION OF GROUND RUBBER FOR

USE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS

By mechanical or cryomechanical (cooling of rubber to a temperature ranging

between 60 to 100oC) milling of tires the ground rubber of various sizes can be

produced. These materials are used in other applications. For example: as

component in asphalts, carpets, sport surfaces and childrens playgrounds. By

the cryomechanical technology it is possible to obtain a very fine powder,

which can be used as reinforcement in new rubber products. Retaining of

some properties of rubber materials and the absence of direct air emissions

are the major advantages, However, the high consumption of energy, liquid

nitrogen in the cryomechanical process and the limited market for the

products are the main disadvantages of the process.



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2.3 RECLAIMING RUBBER RAW MATERIALS

Many attempts have been made since 1910 for reclaiming of scrap rubber

products. However, rubber products during the processing and moulding are

crosslinked, and therefore they cannot be again softened or remoulded by

heating. Reclaiming of scrap rubber products means the conversion of a three

dimensionally interlinked, insoluble and infusible strong thermoset polymer to

a two dimensional, soft, plastic, processable and vulcanizable polymer

simulating many of the properties of virgin rubber. In this case reclaiming of

scrap rubber is more complicated than reclaiming of thermoplastics. Various

methods and processes for reclaiming waste rubber were developed. The most

important of them are: the mechanical shearing process, thermomechanical

reclaiming, reclaiming by use of various chemical agents, microwave

reclaiming, ultrasonic reclaiming, pyrolysis of waste rubber, reclaiming by

renewable resource materials and reclaiming by biotechnological process.

The main problem which reclaim producers face is the acceptability of reclaim

by rubber industry as a raw material. This depends upon two major factors:

- The quality of reclaim products measured by their properties compared to

the properties of virgin raw materials,

- The cost of reclaim compared to the cost of virgin rubber.

Of all the reclaiming processes pyrolysis of tyres is receiving renewed attention

because of the commercial value of the products obtained from the process.



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ADVANTAGES OF WASTE TYRE PYROLYSIS PROCESS OVER OTHER RECYCLING

PROCESSES.

100% waste tire recycling is achieved (no churn left after the process).

No chemical ingredients are used in process (environment friendly).

During and after the process; no soil, water or air pollution is observed.

Creates economically valuable products out of waste (all of the products are

industrial raw materials that have a market value).

The most cost-effective waste tire recycling technology in the world.

The system is applicable for the waste tire components (rubber dough, used

rubber, granulated rubber, etc.) which are the by-products of tire production.

Each recycled ton of tire preserves 10 tons of CO2 that is a major greenhouse

gas.

The process can be applied to all rubber based materials.

The system creates an alternative source of energy to replace petroleum

products and natural gas.

System gives the opportunity to governments and local administrations to

deal with the waste tire problem to a great extent.

System prevents the spread of diseases caused by waste tires.



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3. PYROLYSIS

Tire pyrolysis (thermal decomposition in an oxygen-free environment) is

currently receiving renewed attention. Recycling of tires by pyrolysis offers an

environmentally attractive method. The products of the tire pyrolysis process

are: Solid residue (30-35 wt%), liquid residue (40-45 wt%), scrap steel (10-15

wt%) and gases (10-15 wt%). The solid residue contains carbon black and the

mineral matter initially present in the tire. This solid residue may be used as

reinforcement in the rubber industry, as activated carbon or as smokeless fuel.

The liquid product consists of a very complex mixture of organic components.

Thus, the derived oils may be used directly as fuels, petroleum refinery

feedstock or a source of chemicals. The gaseous fraction is composed of non-

condensable organics as, H2, H2S, CO, CO2, CH4, C2H4, C3H6 etc. The gas fraction

can be used as fuel in the pyrolysis process.

3.1 PROCESS CONDITIONS

Pyrolysis of waste tires leads to the production of a solid carbon residue (char),

a condensable fraction (pyro-oil) and gases. The percentage of each phase is

influenced by process conditions, such as temperature, pressure, heating rate,

particle sizes, heat exchange system, catalysis etc. Pyrolysing waste tire at a

temperature between 300 and 720oC and heating rates 5 and 80oC min-1 found

that the maximum conversion of tire occurred at a temperature of 600oC found

that the temperature does not significantly influence the char and gas yields

over 500oC. However, temperature variations influence the gas composition



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pyrolysed cross-section samples (2-3 cm wide), representative of whole tire, at

300-700oC. Tire-pyrolysis liquids are a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, which

contains 0.4% of N and 1.2% of S.

3.2 CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF THE

PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS

Use of pyrolysis as a method for recycling waste tire depends on the market

for pyrolysis products. For this reason, characterization of pyrolysis products

and possibilities of their application in other processes is very important. At

present time, the main application for solid char is its use as active carbon, as

reinforcement in rubber industry and as smokeless fuel. The liquid product is

used as a fuel, or a source of chemicals, scrap steel can be melted and with

some additives it can be used as normal steel & the gas fraction as a fuel in the

pyrolysis process. Quantity of the products produced is given in table below.

Products Weight %

Crude oil 40-45

Carbon black 30-35

Scrap steel 10-15

Gases 10-15

3.2.1 SOLID RESIDUE

Carbon Black is one of the main products recycled by pyrolysis technology. The

amount of recycled carbon black is 30-35% (depending on the type of tire) of

the total amount of scrap tire recycled in the system. Carbon black is used as



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raw material or main ingredient in many industries and the chemical structure

of carbon black strengthens, lengthens the endurance, and improves the

coloring features of the materials.

Carbon black produced by pyrolysis application is more economical compared

to carbon black produced primarily from petroleum and is more price-efficient

to be used as an ingredient in the industries listed;

1) Electric cable jacketing

2) Conveyor band

3) Carrier Bands

4) Hose and doormat

5) Black nylon bag

6) Rubber additive

7) Automotive spare parts

8) Heat isolation

9) Black colorant in rubber materials

Elemental analysis of pyrolysis solid residue (carbon black)

Weight % Element

71 Carbon

13.3 Oxygen

5.4 Iron

2.8 Sulphur

2.3 Zinc

1.3 Calcium

0.3 Aluminium



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3.2.2 PYROLYSIS LIQUID PRODUCT

The liquid phase is the most important product of tire pyrolysis process. Gas

chromatography/Mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) is the method for analysing

pyrolysis liquid product, but also for analysing the gas yield and products of

char combustion. Pyrolysis oil contains a lot of aromatics (53.474.8%), some

nitrogenated (2.473.5%) and some oxygenated compounds (2.294.85%).

Their GCV 10,000kcal/kg is even higher than that specified for commercial

heating oils, but the sulphur content (11.2%) is close to or slightly below the

limit value. Significant quantities of valuable light hydrocarbons such as

benzene, toluene, xylene, limonene, etc. were obtained. The concentration of

these compounds increases with temperature up to 500C and then decreases.

There is also an important portion of polycyclic aromatics, such as

naphthalenes, phenanthrenes, fluorenes, diphenlys, etc.; their concentration

as well as that of total aromatics increase significantly with temperature. This

oil typically contains 20-25 wt% of naphtha fraction with a boiling point lower

than 200oC. The naphtha fraction typically contains 20-25 wt% dl- limonene.

3.2.3 STEEL WIRE

Tires contain steel wires and the amount ranges from 10%-15% of the total tire

weight. All of the steel present in the tire can be detached after the pyrolysis

recycling process is completed. Valuable steel wires are pressed and sold to

steel and scrap dealers.



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3.2.4 PYROLYSIS GASES

The pyrolysis gases contains CO, CO2, H2S and hydrocarbons such as CH4, C2H4,

C3H6 and C4H8, and their unsaturated derivatives.

Non-Condensable gasses arise during the recycling application which;

Has a higher calorific value compared to natural gas

Can replace natural gas and propane when stored

Can be used as energy resource in gas burners, also used in pyrolysis system

The amount of gas generated in the system is 10%-15% of the total amount of

recycled tires and considering the 10 ton scrap tire/day recycling capacity, the

facility generates 900-1000 m/day gas which has an enormous energy

potential when evaluated.



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4. EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE AND WORKING PRINCIPLE

OF PYROLYSIS OF OIL EQUIPMENT

The Equipment is composed of nine parts:

1) Reactor

2) Emissions Scrubber System

3) Feeding-in system.

4) Dedusting System.

5) Condensation system.

6) Storage oil System.

7) Fuel gas heating system (waste gas processing system).

8) Carbon black slag system.

9) Flue dust removal system.

4.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS

The pyrolysis reactor is a horizontal type revolving split processor which

rotates on a horizontal axis. It is a two walled reactor, inside the first wall it is

filled with scrap rubber tyres with the help of feeding in system and between

the first and second wall it is filled with fuels like coal, wood, unliquefied gas.

The Reactor has an adjustable rotation rate from 0.4-0.8 rpm. The reactor is

heated externally. Sealing of reactor is a difficulty technology, especially for a



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pyrolyser. The internal pressure of the reactor is higher than atmospheric

pressure. A special friction-type seal was designed and successfully applied to

the pyrolysis system with high temperature. But the use of rotary reactor is

advantageous for other pyrolysis technologies. Solid wastes with different

shapes, sizes, and heating values can be fed into the reactor in batches or

continually.

The Reactor is loaded with tyres and heated up by the fuel under it. The scrap

tires will get converted to gases which is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons

and slag when it heated up to a temperature of 7000C in the reactor. The

exhaust gases at 5500C will be transmitted by the pipe on the top of the

cracking reactor to the scrubber where impurities such as ash are removed

from the exhaust gas.

The cleaned exhaust gas is then sent to a dedusting system where the minute

impurities are cleaned off before the gas is sent to condensing system. In the

condensing system the gases are cooled to 600C. The condensation of the

gases is done by the heat exchange. The liquid part of the gases is condensed

to crude oil. Liquid crude oil will be delivered to the storage tank and the

unliquefied exhaust gases are transported to exhaust gas recycle system which

transports the gases to the bottom of the cracking reactor and used as a fuel to

heat up the cracking reactor. The carbon black and the steel wire in the reactor

are transmitted out with the help of carbon black slag system.



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4.2 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT

Equipment model YL-10

Quantity 1

Raw material Waste tyres

Structure form Horizontal type

Daily handling raw material 10 tons

Reactor rotating speed 0.4-0.8RPM (adjustable)

Power 24 KW

Cooling mode Water

Consumption of cooling water 0.4ton/day

Coal consumption 0.4 tons/day

Heating mode Direct

Noise dB (A)



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TIRE PYROLYSIS OIL PROPERTIES Test Unit Results

Density g/cc 0.9

Flash point 0C 40

Viscosity @ 400C mm2/s 6

Conradson carbon residue %wt 0.2

Asphaltine content %wt 0.47

Ash content %wt 0.001

Pour point 0C -21

Sulphur content %wt 0.3083

Water by distillation %vol 0.05

Calorific value Kcal/kg 10500

Distillation at 1atm IBP 05% Recovery 10% Recovery 20% Recovery 30% Recovery 40% Recovery 50% Recovery 60% Recovery 70% Recovery 80% Recovery 90% Recovery

0C

50 80 115 141 163 187 225 260 294 340 364



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CARBON BLACK PROPERTIES S.No. Test Result

1. Iodine Absorption number(mg/gm) 25

2. DBP Absorption (mg/gm) 50

3. pH value 7.86

4. Heating loss at 1100C (% by mass) 0.6

5. Ash content ( % by mass) 9.23

6. Sieving material passing through 300 mesh IS sieve (% by mass)

61.51

7. Gross calorific value (kcal/kg) 6322



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ANNEXURE 1: PYROLYSIS PLANT LAYOUT

PLANT LAYOUT



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CONTACT INFORMATION

Raghuvardhan Reddy Suram

Project Manager,

Accpre Engineering Pvt.Ltd

Phone :+91-7702623926

[email protected]

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