A machine for smashing thermosetting materials includes a high-pressure direct drive pump assembly, a mixing tank, a chemical solution tank, a hydraulic-control solenoid valve, a low-pressure auxiliary pump, a directional valve set and a controller. The controller, connected signally with the high-pressure direct drive pump assembly, the mixing tank, the chemical solution tank, the hydraulic-control solenoid valve, the low-pressure auxiliary pump and the directional valve set, is used to control opens and closes of the first directional valve, the second directional valve, the third directional valve and the hydraulic-control solenoid valve so as to supply the chemical solution in the chemical solution tank to the mixing tank.

A waste tire processing method of the present disclosure is a waste tire processing method to recycle a waste tire and includes: a hole forming process of forming a hole 20 that is a recess 21 or a through hole 22 on the waste tire; and a crushing process performed after the hole forming process, the crushing process of crushing the waste tire using a blade 30a in a crusher 30 having the blade 30a.

The present invention provides a system for thermal remediation and/or the processing of a feed materials like contaminated materials, waste polymeric materials, waste paper products, waste wood and biomass. The system comprises at least one thermal screw conveyor provided in a housing under pressure, a first plug screw conveyor in a housing in communication with an inlet of thermal screw conveyor housing and a second plug screw conveyor in a housing in communication with an outlet of thermal screw conveyor housing. The thermal housing is configured to heat the feed material to form one or more vaporized products and a solid residue, wherein one or more vaporized products are removed through the one or more vapor ports provided in the pressure housing, and the solid residue is discharged from an outlet of the second seal-housing.

Apparatus and method for removing rubber from tyres. The apparatus comprises a main housing in which is supported a water jet nozzle assembly, a guide mechanism and a collection chamber. The guiding mechanism directs flattened tyre parts under the nozzle assembly in a manner that is substantially perpendicular to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes at least one nozzle to direct high-pressure water onto the tyre part, to thereby remove the rubber. The rubber is captured and delivered into the collection chamber.

A system and a method for producing a surface devulcanized crumb rubber from vulcanized crumb rubber. The method comprising applying a dose of microwave energy to micronized vulcanized crumb rubber sufficient to sever sulfidic cross-links in the surface of the micronized vulcanized rubber crumb to produce a devulcanized crumb rubber. In aspects, the method relates to a method for producing an end-of-life tire compound from vulcanized crumb rubber comprising obtaining a surface devulcanized crumb rubber; mixing the surface devulcanized crumb rubber with a plastic polymer and/or an oil to form a devulcanized rubber mixture; and extruding the mixture through an extruder to produce the end-of-life tire compound.

Disclosed are methods for reducing contaminant levels in materials through remediation, including remediation using a filamentous fungus.

A system and a process for producing at least an HTL based product including an oil product and/or recycled chemicals. The process includes a step of providing a feedstock fraction including footwear products, in a particulation step processing at least a part of the feedstock fraction into at least one particulated feedstock fraction. The process also subjects at least one particulated feedstock fraction to hydrothermal liquefaction to obtain the HTL based product.

A machine for smashing thermosetting materials includes a high-pressure direct drive pump assembly, a mixing tank, a chemical solution tank, a hydraulic-control solenoid valve, a low-pressure auxiliary pump, a directional valve set and a controller. The controller, connected signally with the high-pressure direct drive pump assembly, the mixing tank, the chemical solution tank, the hydraulic-control solenoid valve, the low-pressure auxiliary pump and the directional valve set, is used to control opens and closes of the first directional valve, the second directional valve, the third directional valve and the hydraulic-control solenoid valve so as to supply the chemical solution in the chemical solution tank to the mixing tank.

An artificial turf recycling system and method includes multi-phase processing of shredded turf laden with infill from an 8 inch minus product size down to about 1 mm minus particle size or less with a combination of special purpose equipment. Clean processed sand and crumb rubber may efficiently and expeditiously be reused in the installation of replacement artificial turf. Mobile apparatus and equipment may optionally be utilized proximate the site of the artificial turf needing replacement.

The present invention relates to a method of treating waste material using superheated steam in an apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a treatment vessel comprising a treatment zone wherein at least one steam inlet is located at one end of the treatment zone and at least one steam outlet is located at the opposite end of the treatment zone; the method comprising: a. a loading step, comprising loading the waste material at a temperature of less than 50 degrees C. into the treatment zone; b. a treatment step comprising: i. feeding superheated steam at a temperature of from 300 to 800 degrees C. into the treatment zone through the at least one steam inlet and ii. removing steam and any gaseous reaction products through the at least one steam outlet; and c. a removal step comprising removing any remaining solid product from the treatment vessel after the treatment step wherein apart from the superheated steam, any additional heating applied in the treatment zone during the treatment step raises the temperature of the treatment zone by 100 degrees C. or less.