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. […]
Wärtsilä Finland Oy has verified that Enviro’s tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) meets their quality standards and can be used as fuel in their power plants with Wärtsilä medium speed diesel engines as prime movers. “The fact that our oil meets Wärtsilä’s strict quality requirements is positive on several levels. We’ve been working together for a […]
For more than a year, Enviro has been supplying recycled carbon black to Volvo Cars via AnVa Polytech’s environmental rubber compound. Since then, Volvo Cars has significantly increased its use of environmental rubber compound. Today, Enviro’s carbon black is found in around twenty different types of components in every Volvo car. All chassis and body […]