Pyrolysis Carbon Black

The char left behind when tires are pyrolysed was once treated as a waste byproduct. Today it is the raw material for recovered carbon black, or rCB — a product that displaces virgin carbon black in rubber and polymer applications and turns the tire char into one of the process’s most valuable outputs.

The chain from char to product is an upgrading step. Raw pyrolysis char is carbon mixed with ash and mineral content; recovered carbon black is that char refined and graded to meet application specifications, so it can substitute for virgin carbon black in tires, belts, hoses and other rubber goods.

Why It Displaces Virgin Carbon Black

The substitution logic is both cost and carbon. Virgin carbon black is made from heavy petroleum feedstocks, so rCB offers manufacturers a lower-cost, lower-carbon input with a comparable function. As buyers look to decarbonise their material bills, recovered carbon black’s appeal grows in step.

The result is a structural shift: tire pyrolysis is no longer oil production with a char problem, but a process whose carbon output is a product in its own right — and often the one that anchors the economics.

The Market Is Forming Around Quality

What separates rCB that sells from char that sits is specification. Buyers want consistent, characterised material, which is why upgrading capacity and testing — not just pyrolysis — define who captures the recovered-carbon-black opportunity.

Learn More About Recovered Carbon Black

• Recovered Carbon Black Production
• Advanced Tire Pyrolysis Technology
• Commodity Sales
• Feasibility Studies

Partner With The KleanTeam to Produce Market-Ready rCB

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Klean Industries upgrades pyrolysis char into specification recovered carbon black, with 3 rCB plants already delivered in India and more on order — the proof that the char-to-product step works at scale.

Klean’s Key Advantages:

• ✅ 3 recovered carbon black (rCB) plants built in India over the past 2 years.
• ✅ Signed LOI to deliver five more rCB plants in India.
• ✅ Canadian government (DFAITC) recognized Klean for India cleantech trade.
• ✅ KBR added Klean’s proprietary TyreNova tire-pyrolysis technology to its IP portfolio.

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