A method of recovering carbon black includes the step of providing a carbonaceous source material containing carbon black. The carbonaceous source material is contacted with a sulfonation bath to produce a sulfonated material. The sulfonated material is pyrolyzed to produce a carbon black containing product comprising a glassy carbon matrix phase having carbon black dispersed therein. The pyrolysis can be conducted at a temperature from 1100 C. to 1490 C. A method of making a battery electrode and a lithium ion or sodium ion battery is also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a filler comprising a recovered carbon black having an iodine adsorption number, measured according to ASTM D-1510-17 of between 9 g/kg and 160 g/kg, preferably between 115 g/kg and 140 g/kg. The present invention also relates to a composite material comprising a rubber and a filler according to the invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to an article comprising said composite material, wherein the article is for example a tyre, such as, a passenger car tyre, a truck tyre, an agricultural tyre, an OTR (off-the-road) tyre, an aircraft tyre, a solid tyre, a bicycle tyre or a mining tyre.

The present invention relates to a carbon black and to a process to produce such carbon black as well as uses of such carbon black. The present invention further relates to compositions including such carbon black and the use of such compositions.

A method of purification of carbonizate resulting from the thermal recycling process of rubber waste consists in that the carbonizate is mixed with sodium bicarbonate, then deionized water having increased temperature and strong mineral acid and/or mixture of mineral acids are introduced into the obtained mixture, and next the whole is stirred at increased temperature, and filtered at decreased pressure while washing with deionized water having increased temperature, the filtrate is discarded, the solution of a strong base is introduced into the solid residue, and the whole is stirred at increased temperature, then the obtained suspension is filtered at decreased pressure, and washed with deionized water having increased temperature, and next the filtrate is discarded, and the solid residue is dried.

A process for multistage thermal treatment of rubber waste, in particular scrap tires, is proposed. The process comprises several steps of transferring a product granulate of rubber waste into three different sequencing heating zones of a reactor (10). In the heating zones (11a, 11b, 11c) the product granulate is heated at a first temperature between 100 to 200 C., preferably 150 to 180 C., then at a second temperature between 200 to 350 C. and at a third temperature between 300 to 600 C. The temperature is maintained until such time that no further oil is emitted within the respective heating zone. As a final step, the product granulate is removed from the reactor (10) and the desirable solid materials are separated.

The present disclosure provides a method for discriminating carbon black which can discriminate whether or not a carbon black is a recovered carbon black. Provided is a method for discriminating whether or not a carbon black is a recovered carbon black, including examining the presence of an inorganic substance on or near a surface of the carbon black.

A method for processing of plastic and/or rubber waste to generate energetic gas comprising aliphatic hydrocarbons C.sub.1-C.sub.4, carbon oxide and hydrogen, wherein the waste may comprise halogens, sulphur, nitrogen and oxygen and may be contaminated by substances of inorganic origin comprising ceramic and metallic materials, the method comprising processing the waste in a pyrolysis process, wherein a powdered waste material is fed to a microwave drum reactor (102), where it is heated by microwaves while being moved through the reactor (102), the method comprising: conducting the pyrolysis reaction inside the reactor (102) at a temperature of 800-950 C. to obtain end products comprising gases, dust and a porous char of a large surface area having absorptive properties; separating the char from the other pyrolysis products by deposition; directing a portion, preferably a quarter, of the obtained char to a filter (105); directing the dust and gases to a gas cooling apparatus (103) comprising at least two synchronized screw conveyors, wherein the gases are cooled to a temperature of 120-160 C. and wherein the dust and the condensate are directed to the filter (105) filled with the char; and feeding back the mixture of char, condensate and dust from the filter (105) to the microwave reactor (102).

The present invention relates to a method for recycling scrap rubber comprising the steps of pyrolyzing scrap rubber to obtain a char material and milling the thus obtained char material. The present invention also relates to carbon black powders and carbon black pellets obtained by the method according to the invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of said carbon black powder and to compositions comprising said carbon black powders.

A rubber compound for pneumatic tyres comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, carbon black, a silane bonding agent and a vulcanization system. Part of the carbon black is carbon black from pyrolysis having a surface functionalization deriving from a treatment with an aminoacidic compound comprising at least one thiol group or a disulfide group.

The present invention relates to a method for treating carbonaceous materials by steam thermolysis, comprising: shredding carbonaceous waste materials; introducing the shredded carbonaceous waste materials into a reactor heated by combustion gases, gases laden with steam being introduced into the reactor so as to heat said shredded carbonaceous waste materials to a temperature between 200 and 700 C. during a steam thermolysis reaction; cooling the combustion gases to a temperature between 200 and 450 C. and discharging said gases; discharging from the reactor the vapor/gas products formed in the reactor by steam thermolysis, followed by condensation of said products; separating the condensate obtained from said condensation into water containing residual hydrocarbons and into oil, and the water from the condensate being used as a source of heat energy for the reactor. The present invention also relates to a device for implementing the invention.