Pyrolyx AG, a manufacturer of recovered carbon black (rCB) from scrap tyres, has announced another patent award.
The new patent granted in Germany covers the direct introduction of rCB into the conventional manufacturing of furnace carbon black. A desired percentage of Pyrolyx rCB is added during the production process.
As tests have shown, the resulting homogeneous mixture can be directly employed to make new tyres.
Thanks to the Munich-based company’s patented process, the quantity of fossil fuels (feedstock oil) used for the conventional production of carbon black can be reduced by up to 50%. Moreover, the energy costs of the post treatment of rCB are clearly reduced, increasing the efficiency of the rCB manufacturing process.
In the medium to long term, the Pyrolyx technology could substantially increase the already successful use of recovered carbon black in the tyre and rubber industry.