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Barco
While pyrolysis has been around for some time now , few companies are operating the process
and end-users in Holland and reuse it in our manufacturing process , it wasn ’ t enough for us . Instead , we wanted an alternative longterm solution , sparking our research into the ways in which we could more effectively utilize waste rubber .
“ Then , we came across pyrolysis ,” he states . “ To put it simply , it is the process of heating something up to a very high temperature in the absence of oxygen . Without oxygen , the material cannot burn and instead degrades . If you take rubber , for example , , heating it up to around 500-to-600 degrees centigrade in the absence of oxygen , it will break down into its base components of oil and carbon black .
“ There are three components to rubber : oil , carbon black , and polymer . During pyrolysis , the polymer and the oil become gases , while the carbon black reverts to its original form , meaning all three elements can then be condensed back into our products . We can ’ t yet take all our waste through the process , but we can bring around 75 percent of everything we manufacture through pyrolysis and reengineer it back into an existing product .
“ While pyrolysis has been around for some time now , few companies are operating the process . In fact , you have to travel all over the world to find people with the relevant experience . I ’ ve personally visited two installations in Europe , two in Turkey , two in China , and three in India , but every plant carried out the process slightly differently .
“ The technology behind pyrolysis is slightly different depending on whether the waste rubber is cured or uncured , the latter of which is much more complicated . We ’ re currently
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