Reprocessing of Used Tires into Activated Carbon and Other Carbon Materials

该项目的目标是确定利用废弃的汽车轮胎生产适销对路的碳的可行性。该项目包括开发碳化过程中发生的物理和化学变化的预测模型，使用该模型对轮胎加工过程中的修改提出建议，对碳化本身进行监测，并使用获得的数据来完善启动条件和监测程序。这是根据计划征集NSF 90-31小型企业创新研究(SBIR)颁发的第一阶段奖项。该项目涉及一种通过使用废弃材料作为有用材料来源来防止污染的方法。如果证明可行，这一概念将减少与废弃橡胶产品变质有关的污染，并消除在燃烧过程中导致空气污染物排放的废旧轮胎堆积着火的可能性。

The objective of this project is to determine the feasibility of using discarded vehicle tires for producing marketable forms of carbon. The project consists of developing a predictive model of physical and chemical changes that occur during carbonization, use of the model to suggest modifications in processing the tires, monitoring of carbonization itself and use of data obtained to refine starting conditions and monitoring procedures. This is a Phase I award made in accord with Program Solicitation NSF 90-31, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR). The project deals with an approach to pollution prevention by use of discarded materials as sources of useful materials. If proven feasible, this concept would reduce pollution associated with deterioration of discarded rubber products and eliminate the potential for ignition of accumulations of used tires which during combustion result in emissions of air pollutants.