Apparatus for producing fuel and carbon black from rubber tires

An apparatus for producing liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and solid carbonaceous materials from rubber, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) two sealed reactors for holding the rubber, said reactors capable of withstanding internal temperatures of from about 127-440.degree. C. and internal pressures of from about 25.4-759 mm Hg absolute with minimal amounts of air leakage;
• (b) valved pressure equalization means capable of equalizing the pressure between the two sealed reactors;
• (c) heating means for heating the two sealed reactors to an internal temperature of from about 127.degree.-440.degree. C. and pressure reducing means for producing a pressure in the two sealed reactors of from about 25.4-759 mm Hg so that any rubber in the reactors dissociates into a vapor phase and a liquid phase;
• (d) means for withdrawing the vapor phase from the two reactors and delivering it to a condensing means;
• (e) condensing means for condensing at least some of the vapor phase to produce low sulfur liquid hydrocarbons and remaining gaseous hydrocarbons;
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• (f) processing means for processing the solid phase to produce solid carbonaceous materials.