Method of Reclaiming Carbonaceous Materials From Scrap Tires and Products Derived Therefrom

A pyrolytic carbon black produced from a recycling process for rubber tires comprising the steps of:

• a) shredding cleaned rubber tires into shreds less than 2″ long;
• b) pyrolyzing the shreds in a reaction chamber of a thermal processor in a first anaerobic environment to produce a char;
• c) drawing off volatile organics from the reaction chamber;
• d) removing the char from the reaction chamber;
• e) cooling the char in a second anaerobic environment;
• f) removing metal and textile components from the char to obtain pyrolytic carbon black;
• and,
• g) milling and sizing the pyrolytic carbon black so obtained into particles of 325 mesh size or less.

A pyrolytic carbon black produced from pyrolyzed rubber, said pyrolytic carbon black having:

• a) an ash content ranging between 9-15%;
• b) a toluene discoloration at 425 mu of 80-90% transmission;
• c) an iodine adsorption between 30 and 45 mg/gm;
• and,
• d) an n-dibutyl phthalate absorption number of up to 65 cc/100 gm.

A method of reclaiming carbonaceous materials from scrap tires comprising:

• a) shredding rubber tires into shreds less than 2″long;
• b) pyrolyzing the shreds in a reaction chamber of a thermal processor in a first anaerobic environment to produce a char;
• c) drawing off volatile organics from the reaction chamber;
• d) removing the char from the reaction chamber;
• e) cooling the char in a second anaerobic environment;
• f) removing metal and textile components from the char to obtain pyrolytic carbon black;
• g) milling and sizing the pyrolytic carbon black so obtained into particles of 325 mesh size or smaller;
• and,
• h) utilizing the pyrolytic carbon black from the previous step in a polymerization process that produces recycled rubber.