“Whatever you do don’t think about a white elephant”.. an old psychological trick which, of course, immediately raises this very image in your mind. Bart Kalkstein, president, reinforcement materials at Cabot Corp, may have inadvertently employed this mechanism when ‘dissing’ recovered Carbon Black(rCB). “Whatever you do, don’t think that rCB can be used in tyres”……. […]
The production of tyres consumes roughly 70% of all the carbon black produced. It therefore also presents a massive market for recovered Carbon Black. Equally gaining the interest and focus of major rubber manufacturers is also key. Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) has made progress with both of these objectives by securing orders for its recovered […]
Some may have heard of the term ‘well to wheel’ which refers to accounting emissions from the oil well to the point where its energy has been used to turn the wheel of vehicle. Rather ironically the tyre on that very wheel could also be converted into transport fuel which is partially renewable, and thus […]
In order to survive, Formula 1 must be ‘relevant’ especially with the advent of electric vehicles. Tyres are crucial to F1 in connecting driver and car to the track. F1 uses a lot of tyres. But what if F1 cars could be run on fuel derived from tyres ? F1 now recognises it needs to […]
Another breakthrough by Enviro https://www.envirosystems.se/en/news/international-tyre-manufacturer-places-new-order-on-enviros-recycled-carbon-black/….. Using rCB in tyres (or ‘tires’ – depending on which side of the ‘pond’ you live) is the ideal use for recovered Carbon Black. Tyres account for about 70% of all carbon black use and recycling it within this sector is key to increasing recycling volumes. All rubber applications require […]
A topic of debate at the Sustainable Materials Group ( http://www.sustainable-materials-group.com) annual meeting was (almost inevitably) recovered Carbon Black (rCB) standards. An ASTM standard is being developed (committee D36) aimed at defining tests that allow compounders to judge how any specific rCB will perform. Some current conventional CB tests have been selected, but rCB specific […]
Tyre pyrolysis oil is a mixed bag. We’ve seen analyses of TPO from a range of processes with wide and varied results and concluded that it does really depend on the process and subsequent treatment. For example tyres are made with natural rubber and thus some of the hydrocarbons gases and liquids produced will be […]
The UK is particularly good at exporting its wastes. We generate a lot of it and have insufficient domestic disposal/reuse solutions. This is mainly due to a vociferous public and the Environment Agency operating on a limited budget; neither are able, or enabled, to take a pragmatic approach. This lack of domestic disposal options is […]
The debate continues on recovered Carbon Black(rCB). Martin von Wolfersdorff has created a new linked in group (www.linkedin.com/groups/13561991) opening up discussion on tyre pyrolysis and an early theme is that of rCB quality and use. rCB can be made to work well as Enviro’s product demonstrates by meeting the needs of Volvo (grommets) and Alvenius […]
Enviro’s recycled carbon black may soon be approved for use in truck and bus tyres as a result of discussions between Volvo Trucks and Enviro through the RISE circular economy research project. This further illustrates the pace of change in the tyre and vehicle manufacturing sector. Tyre manufacturers have previously shied away from using rCB. […]