Where can recycled waste tires be used?

Before the 1990s, the disposal of waste tires primarily involved landfill or stacking, leading to significant ecological damage, land occupation, and fire hazards. More critically, this practice resulted in a substantial waste of valuable rubber resources. Today, let’s explore the more innovative disposal methods for waste tires:

1. Tire retreading is an effective way to reuse waste tires. The worn outer layer of a tire is removed, and a new layer of rubber is applied and vulcanized to produce a retread tire. This method can extend the tire's lifespan by one to two times with proper maintenance.

2. Prototype modification involves techniques such as bundling, cutting, and punching to transform waste tires into useful products. Various creative applications include turning tire strips into elastic protective nets, creating anti-skid mats, or processing them into sewage pipes. Additionally, waste tires can be strategically buried under grass to retain rainwater or utilized for slope stabilization to combat wind and sand erosion.

3. Thermal energy utilization involves using waste tires as fuel, providing a source for thermal power generation or combustion in industrial boilers. However, due to environmental concerns, this method hasn’t gained widespread acceptance.

4. Desulfurization for recycled rubber production utilizes chemical treatments. Although this process has faced challenges such as inefficient performance and high energy consumption, it is increasingly being replaced by the production of rubber powder.

5. Mechanical processing to obtain rubber powder involves crushing waste tires to create powdered rubber. This powder has diverse applications, including its use as a rubber substitute in manufacturing tires and conveyor belts, in construction when combined with asphalt or cement, and in numerous other fields.

6. High-temperature thermal decomposition allows for the breakdown of waste tires into combustible oil, gas, and carbon powder through high-heat processes.

At Optima, we manufacture tire recycling equipment, producing the most advanced tire recycling machines in the industry. Our solutions encompass every stage of the tire recycling process, from whole tires to crumb rubber powder.

Rubber Block

Mobile Tire Shredder and Tire TDF plant play key roles in processing whole tires into larger shreds for various uses, with the Mobile Shredder producing TDF chips sized at 50mm x 50mm. The Tire TDF plant is particularly engineered for shredding waste tires into 50mm to 150mm rubber blocks, known as TDF chips, which serve as an excellent fuel source for cement plants.

Wire-Free Rubber Sheet

Wire Free Mulch Plant facilitates the separation of metal wire from tires. Specifically designed to process pre-shredded tire chips, the Wire Free Mulch Plant produces rubber chips ranging from 18mm to 30mm that are primarily utilized for gardens, playgrounds, and arenas.

Rubber Crumbs

Rubber Crumb Machine/Plant further processes tire strips into smaller fragments while also separating fibers. Rubber crumbs find widespread use in flooring materials, running tracks, and playground surfaces.

Rubber Powder

Rubber Powder Production Line represents the final processing stage, breaking down rubber into fine grains suitable for use in rubber tubes, tires, and reclaimed rubber products.