A tire shredder is not a waste disposal machine; it is a manufacturing plant. The defining specification of your shredder (Output Size, Cut Quality, Steel Separation) determines which market you can sell to.
Related equipment:
rubber tire shredder.
1. Tire Derived Fuel (TDF)
- Market: Cement Kilns, Pulp & Paper Mills, Utility Boilers.
- Spec: 50mm – 80mm Chips. Steel wire remains embedded (kilns melt it).
- Machine: Primary Twin-Shaft Shredder.
- Economics: Lowest CapEx ($), High Volume, Low Margin.
- Critical Quality: Clean Cut. “Fuzzy” chips with exposed wire protruding cause handling issues in the kiln feed systems.
2. Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA)
- Market: Civil Engineering (Road embankments, Light Rail vibration damping, Septic fields).
- Spec: 100mm – 300mm Rough Shreds.
- Machine: Rough Shredder (Primary).
- Economics: Local market driven. High bulk density reduces transport cost.
3. Crumb Rubber Modifier (CRM)
- Market: Rubberized Asphalt (RAC), Sports Turf, Molded Products.
- Spec: <1mm Powder. 99.9% Wire Free. 99.9% Fiber Free.
- Machine: Primary Shredder -> Secondary Grater -> Granulator -> Milling.
- Economics: Highest CapEx ($$$$), Highest Margin.
- Separation:
- Overband Magnet: Removes 90% of steel chunks.
- Drum Magnet: Removes 9% of fine wire.
- Air Gravity Table: Removes nylon fiber/fluff.
4. Recovered Carbon Black (rCB)
The frontier of tire recycling.
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Process: Pyrolysis (heating chips in an oxygen-free reactor).
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Feedstock: Requires
20mm Wire-Free Chips.
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Challenge: Any steel wire entering the reactor will clog the char discharge screw.
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Solution:
3-Stage Shredding with extreme magnetic separation.
Summary: Matching Machine to Market
| End Product |
Size |
Machine Required |
Est. CapEx |
| TDA (Civil) |
150mm |
Primary Shredder |
\$ |
| TDF (Fuel) |
50mm |
Primary + Screen |
\$\$ |
| Mulch (Garden) |
20mm |
Primary + Secondary |
\$\$\$ |
| CRM (Asphalt) |
<1mm |
Full Line + Milling |
\$\$\$\$ |
References
[1] “Tire Recycling Markets” (scrap tire end-use data),
U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.
Tire Recycling Markets
[2] “Civil Engineering Applications of Scrap Tires,”
ASTM D6270.
Civil Engineering Applications of Scrap Tires
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