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TyreFlow Recycling Process

A full end-to-end solution for up-cycling of waste tires

March 2021

TyreFlow Recycling Process

A full end-to-end solution for up-cycling of waste tires

  • World Alliance Member
  • Featured Solution
  • Labelled Solution
Label Date March 8, 2021
From United States
Maturity stage TRL 9 / CRI 3-4 - Commercial Scale Up / Multiple commercial Applications

TyreFlow's solution aims to create a full end-to-end process for scrap tires. Its model focuses on regional collection and recycling centres compared to the less environmentally-friendly alternative: shipping scrap tires abroad for disposal or processing. After the waste tire collection stage, the solution embodies two different process lines to upgrade waste tires: (1) the production of durable and sustainable thermoplastic compounds from the scrap tires and recycled plastics (NeoCrumbs), (2) the refinement of carbon black derived from the scrap tires to create a final product that can compete on quality with pure furnace black, creating true cradle-to-cradle recycling (RCB Nanotechnologies).

The Environmental Benefits

  • Every ton of scrap tires processed is a ton that isn’t polluting the environment by being burned, landfilled, or illegally dumped
  • Each ton of scrap tires processed into our rubber/plastic compound also utilizes two tons of recycled plastic waste
  • The Solution involves the creation of regional collection channels and recycling centers to mitigate the negative environmental impact of shipping waste tires nationally and globally
  • The GHG footprint of a kilogram of NeoCrumb’s thermoplastic compound is estimated at 0.73 kgCO2e - 64% lower than that of virgin plastics and up to 80% lower compared to virgin rubbers
  • The GHG footprint of a kilogram of RCB Nanotechnologies’ product is estimated to be 0.32 kgCO2e, up to 89% lower than that of virgin furnace black, and 93% lower than that of thermal black

The Financial Benefits

  • RCB Nanotechnologies' RCB product will be a minimum of 10% less expensive than virgin carbon black
  • Neocrumb's rubber plastic alloys are between 10%-40% less expensive and last up to 500% longer than the materials they replace

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Tyreflow

Solving a global pollution issue using proprietary technologies to deliver waste-to-value solutions for waste tires.

Headquarters Lancaster, PA 17602, USA
Type Company
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Boundless Impact Research & Analytics

The Solar Impulse Foundation and Boundless collaborate to give those companies that Boundless already evaluated for their superior environmental performance an opportunity to apply for this label in an expedited fashion. Through that streamlined process, clean tech companies gain access to new international markets and increased visibility and easier access to the Solar Impulse Foundation’s community of investors, and global business partners.

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