Pyrolysis char from waste tyres its characteristics, upgrading and application

Amina Salihi  Bayero; Nura Alhaji  Yaro; Musa Ibrahim  Mohammed; Pramod K Singh PK Singh; Bashir Abdu  Muzakkari; Umar Muhammad  Jibreel

doi:10.62638/ZasMat1046

Authors

Amina Salihi Bayero Chemistry Department, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano-Nigeria Author
Nura Alhaji Yaro Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano-Nigeria Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-9620
Musa Ibrahim Mohammed Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Bayero University, Kano- Nigeria Author
Pramod K Singh PK Singh Department of Physics, Sharda School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-6621
Bashir Abdu Muzakkari Department of Computer Science, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano -Nigeria Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-5313
Umar Muhammad Jibreel Chemistry Department, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano-Nigeria; and Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano-Nigeria Author https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0664-4878

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62638/ZasMat1046

Keywords:

Pyrolysis, Waste tyres, Char, modification, carbon black, Application

Abstract

The pyrolysis of waste tyres can recycle energy and produce reusable products (oil, char and gas). Although there are many reviews in the literature in regard to the pyrolysis characteristics of waste tyres, but this paper critically looked as pyrolysis char as one of the useful product. Its physical characteristics include pore diameter, pore volume, specific surface area, and composition. The common detection techniques of the physical characteristics include elemental analysis, proximate analysis, SEM, EDS, TGA, XRF, BET, and Raman spectroscopy. The chemical characteristics of tyre char mainly include calorific value, the surface functional groups (i.e phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acid and C-O/C-O-C chemical structures) which can be determined by FT-IR, XRD. The higher sulfur retention on the surface of tyre char is obtained at low temperature compared with that obtained at high temperature. Tyre char could also be directly used as a catalyst material to decrease the operational cost, and improve the quality of pyrolysis oil and gas. The modified tyre char with high specific surface area and lower ash content could be used as an activated carbon adsorbent material, catalyst and catalyst support, capacitor electrode to create higher commercial value, as an adsorbent, in batteries and so on. It is suggested that the recycling applications of tyre char should be developed, which can create a high level of potential economic prospects for the waste tyre pyrolysis industry.

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