Tyre crumbing Process
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Mechanical Shredding
Scrap tyres are fed into heavy-duty shredders that break them down into smaller, manageable rubber chips. -
Cryogenic Grinding
The rubber chips are frozen using liquid nitrogen, making them brittle and easy to grind into ultra-fine powder without degrading quality. -
Devulcanization
Through chemical or thermal processes, the rubber’s cross-linked structure is broken down, allowing it to be reused in new rubber-based products.
Benefits of Tyre Crumbling
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Waste Reduction
Significantly decreases landfill burden by recycling tyres that would otherwise take hundreds of years to decompose. -
Resource Conservation
Conserves natural rubber, petroleum-based products, and steel by reusing the materials embedded in tyres. -
Energy Efficiency
Crumbling and reusing rubber often consume less energy compared to the production of virgin rubber compounds.