Process to chemical recycle OF tyres

Data di pubblicazione

18-10-2021

Codice

CH.21.026.A

Stato

Disponibile

Data di priorità

02-03-2021

Fase

Italian Patent Application process

Titolare

Politecnico di Milano

Dipartimento

Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering

Autori

Flavio Manenti

Descrizione

The patent refers to a new process for the chemical conversion of rubber mixtures. A process and a related system have been devised to enable the chemical recovery from tyres, allowing their high-efficiency conversion into high-value chemicals, as well as reducing the waste produced and maintaining high levels of health and safety.

Campo di applicazione

<p> <ul> <li> Tyre treatment; </li> <li> Recycling of other types of vulcanised rubbers; </li> <li> Deep sulphur cleaning; </li> <li> Combination with plastix chemical recycling; </li> <li> Vulcanized rubbers into plasmix. </li> </ul> </p>

Vantaggi

<p> <ul> <li> Efficient and selective management of Sulphur by transformation into H2S during devulcanisation; </li> <li> Reduced emissions; </li> <li> Self-sustaining loop for hydrogen utilization; </li> <li> Energetically self-sustainable; </li> <li> Possibility of combining vulcanised rubbers with plastics for chemical recycling. </li> </ul> </p>

Stadio di sviluppo

The patent is yet to be published, further details will emerge once the secrecy period has lapsed (September 2022)

Contatto

licensing.tto@polimi.it