<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In this paper the possibility to reduce CO2 emissions by energy recovery from waste tyres is discussed. The objective of the study is to analyze the end-of-life tyre market in Latvia, to assess the amount of used tyres available and to calculate the potential reduction of CO2 emissions by energy recovery from tyres in mineral products industry. Calculation results show that an improved collection and combustion of end-of-life tyres in the cement industry can save up to 17% of the present CO2 emissions in the mineral products industry.</abstract>

In this paper the possibility to reduce CO2 emissions by energy recovery from waste tyres is discussed. The objective of the study is to analyze the end-of-life tyre market in Latvia, to assess the amount of used tyres available and to calculate the potential reduction of CO2 emissions by energy recovery from tyres in mineral products industry. Calculation results show that an improved collection and combustion of end-of-life tyres in the cement industry can save up to 17% of the present CO2 emissions in the mineral products industry.

Energy Recovery from End-of-Life Tyres: Untapped Possibility to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Energy Recovery from End-of-Life Tyres: Untapped Possibility to Reduce CO Emissions

In this paper the possibility to reduce CO2 emissions by energy recovery from waste tyres is discussed. The objective of the study is to analyze the...

Energy Recovery from End-of-Life Tyres: Untapped Possibility to Reduce CO₂ Emissions

Published Online: Jan 17, 2011

Page range: 35 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-010-0015-6

Keywords
end-of-life tyres, biomass in tyres, waste to energy, GHG emissions

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