title: Pyrolysis process for the treatment of scrap tyres: preliminary experimental results.
abstract: The aim of this work is the evaluation, on a pilot scale, of scrap tyre pyrolysis process performance and the characteristics of the products under different process parameters, such as temperature, residence time, pressure, etc. In this frame, a series of tests were carried out at varying process temperatures between 550 and 680 degrees C, other parameters being equal. Pyrolysis plant process data are collected by an acquisition system; scrap tyre samples used for the treatment, solid and liquid by-products and produced syngas were analysed through both on-line monitoring (for gas) and laboratory analyses. Results show that process temperature, in the explored range, does not seem to seriously influence the volatilisation reaction yield, at least from a quantitative point of view, while it observably influences the distribution of the volatile fraction (liquid and gas) and by-products characteristics.
authors.affiliation: TEIN-RIF CR ENEA Trisaia, Rotondella, MT, Italy. galvagno@trisaia.enea.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galvagno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Casabianca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornacchia
mesh_terms: D017745:Incineration; D011312:Pressure; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012408:Rubber; D013696:Temperature; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber