Pyrolysis Temperature

Temperature is the master variable in pyrolysis. It is the heat that breaks the long polymer chains of rubber and plastic into the smaller molecules that become oil and gas — and how high, and how steadily, the temperature is held decides what you get out.

Different materials decompose at different temperatures. Natural rubber, synthetic rubber and the various plastics each have their own breakdown range, and the temperature profile is tuned to the feedstock so the polymer splits efficiently rather than coking or under-converting.

Temperature Sets the Yield

Run too cool and conversion is incomplete, leaving unreacted material. Run too hot and the product cracks further, shifting the balance from liquid oil toward lighter gas. Between those extremes is the window where oil yield is optimised — which is why steady, precisely controlled temperature matters more than a single headline number.

The practical point for a plant owner is control. A reactor that holds temperature tightly, load after load, produces consistent oil quality and yield, where a reactor that swings runs the process and the economics erratically.

Engineered Heat, Not Guesswork

That is what separates an engineered pyrolysis plant from a heated drum: the temperature is a controlled process variable matched to the feedstock, not a guess. The result is a predictable product slate rather than a variable one.

Learn More About Controlled Pyrolysis

• What Is Pyrolysis?
• Advanced Tire Pyrolysis Technology
• Plastic Pyrolysis Technology
• Feasibility Studies

Partner With The KleanTeam to Control the Heat

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Klean Industries engineers pyrolysis with precise, feedstock-matched temperature control — the difference between an optimised oil yield and a variable one.

Klean’s Key Advantages:

• ✅ Thirty-plus years engineering commercial tire and plastic pyrolysis plants.
• ✅ 3 recovered carbon black (rCB) plants built in India over the past 2 years.
• ✅ KBR added Klean’s proprietary TyreNova tire-pyrolysis technology to its IP portfolio.
• ✅ KleanLoop blockchain provides end-to-end feedstock traceability.

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