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Coprocessing of coal and waste rubber

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10138728
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  1. USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)
The disposal of used tires, the main source of waste rubber, is an important environmental problem. We describe a method to transform used rubber tires into useful liquid products by coprocessing them with coal. Carbon black, an important constituent in rubber tires, provides a good hydrocracking catalyst during coprocessing. Due to the presence of carbon black in the rubber tires, the yields of liquids obtained by coal-rubber tires coprocessing are superior to those that could be obtained by coprocessing rubber with coal in the absence of carbon black.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (United States); USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00033
OSTI ID:
10138728
Report Number(s):
CONF-920444--23; ON: DE92011746
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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