摘要 |
<p>A method for recovering elastomeric material such as rubber from tyres comprising the steps of soaking the tyres in a mixture of liquids in tanks which soften the rubber, subjecting the softened tyres to shear conditions to the rubber, and recovering the rubber and drying it in a drier. In this method grinding of the tyre is not required. The recovered dried rubber can be carbonized in a microwave chamber to form a substitute for products such as carbon black formed by burning fossil fuels. A screw conveyor provides the preferred means to remove the softened rubber by a shearing action.</p> |