Vulcanized Rubber Life Cycle Assessment

Basics

• This page aims to outline the general Lifecycle Assessment for Vulcanized Rubber

General Outline

Orgin

• Sustainable Biomass
• Bio-Crude Refining / Biorefinery
• Vulcanization

Initial Manufacture

• Molded into a Vulcanized Rubber Tire

First Use Case

• As a Tire

Refurbishment?

• Can treads be "re-cut" if a tire is thick enough?

Recycling

• Tire Recycling

End-of-Life

• Pyrolysis and/or Gasification in a Refinery
  • This makes:
    • TDF and/or chemicals
    • Bottom Ash (likely)

Estimates

• Carbon Footprint
• Energy Usage (In KW/H )
• Materials in / unit
• Materials out / unit