lundi 17 mars 2014

What Happens When You Recycle Tires

By George Dodson


There are so many cars found today. All those cars travel on tires. Tires are available in all shapes and sizes. Some tires are for trucks while others are for smaller vehicles. Most of the tires wear out after some time. When that happens you have some decisions to make. It is required to do something with it. The tire outlets generally take those tires off when you replace old tires. They discard them sometimes. These tires are put up for sale for people looking for spares.

What happens when a tire is recycled?

Tires can be one of the largest sources of waste. Tire farms dot all the states. These comprises of thousands of tires. These tires are of little use. Most of the these tires can also be turned into "crumbs". They are generally used as filler.

Most of the landfills do not want used tires. In addition, they can trap large amounts of methane gas, a result of decomposing waste material. It then becomes buoyant and rise to the surface. Most landfills have liners that keep the contents from damaging the groundwater in the area. Tires tend to spoil the process.

A number of companies is now starting to find more uses for these tires Ground up tires can also be used as fillers. This byproduct is also used as a cap on landfills. The convenience of this is that the tires can be shredded onsite instead of being hauling in other filler materials.

Tires are also used in hot melt asphalt. It is also used in replacement asphalt. Those crumbs are also used in certain kinds of concrete as a filler. Old tires are also used in home and gardens. They are also used for making flowerbeds. The grindings are used as mulch in gardens.

The process of Pyrolysis is used to turn old tires in the fuel gas. Devulcanization is a process that uses old tires into crumb. This material can be used in making new tires. That means a reduction in raw material costs.

The process involves heating the tires whole or in shreds, in a huge vessel, in an airless chamber. The rubber softens and breaks down into smaller molecules. These smaller molecules vaporize and leave the reactor. The vapors can be used as a power source by burning them. By using this process, companies reduce huge tires fields and recycle them for much needed fuel. It is of great help for both the environment and the companies.




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