Apparatus for pyrolyzing tires

A device for pyrolyzing tires, comprising:

• a. a vessel having an annular longitudinal void therein of a sufficient size for receiving and containing a plurality of tires, said vessel having an open end therein;
• b. a carriage shaped and dimensioned to contain a plurality of tires located within said carriage, wherein each of said tires has an annular void therein, and wherein each of said tires is positioned generally concentrically to a remainder of said tires to form a longitudinal tunnel through said plurality of tires, said carriage also to be contained within said void of said vessel;
• c. a central heating tube which extends from an end of said vessel which is opposite said open end of said vessel, wherein said heating tube extends longitudinally through said longitudinal void of said vessel and through said tunnel formed by said plurality of tires, to substantially said open end of said vessel, but not beyond said open end of said vessel, said heating tube having means for emitting heat along a length of said heating tube, and wherein, in use, a temperature is maintained within said vessel which is sufficient for pyrolizing said tires;
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• d. a door which is positioned over said open end of said vessel wherein said door is of a sufficient size to cover said open end of said vessel, and said open end of said vessel is of a sufficient size to allow insertion of said carriage having said plurality of tires located therein into said void of said vessel.