Waste Tire Pyrolysis Char

Sulfur & Zinc Fixation

By adding Fe2O3 or MgO during high-temperature flue gas pyrolysis, sulfur and zinc are selectively enriched in the solid product, facilitating subsequent resource recovery.

Zhang, Xin · Tang, Jiyun · Chen, Juan · Song, Zhanlong

Journal of Cleaner Production 2023

Advantages

At 750 °C, both S and Zn are highly enriched in the solid product

Addition of Fe2O3 results in the highest sulfur fixation in the solid product

After flue gas pyrolysis, all sulfur in the solid product is sulfate