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STUDY OF BIO-BASED CARBON FRACTIONS IN TIRES AND THEIR PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2022

Komal Aziz Gill*
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – CSE, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopic Research, Gliwice, Poland
Danuta J Michczyńska
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – CSE, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopic Research, Gliwice, Poland
Adam Michczyński
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – CSE, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopic Research, Gliwice, Poland
Natalia Piotrowska
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – CSE, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopic Research, Gliwice, Poland
Marzena Kłusek
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – CSE, Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopic Research, Gliwice, Poland
Klaudia Końska
Affiliation:
Contec inc., al. Jerozolimskie 142a, 02-305 Warszawa, Poland
Krzysztof Wróblewski
Affiliation:
Contec inc., al. Jerozolimskie 142a, 02-305 Warszawa, Poland
Marie-Josée Nadeau
Affiliation:
The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway
Martin Seiler
Affiliation:
The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Wasted tires are the great source of fuel and valuable components but could be a cause of environmental and land pollution. This study shows the detailed method for the determination of radiocarbon isotope (14C) concentration in tires and their pyrolysis products. Samples are taken from truck and passenger car tires in the form of shredded rubber, pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black. Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) techniques were used for the investigation at Gliwice Radiocarbon and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, and National Laboratory for Age Determination, Trondheim, Norway. The results are in good agreement. Radiocarbon concentration of the rubber varies significantly because of its complex structure and composition within the tires. The 14C concentration values were found to be higher in pyrolytic oil compared to rubber, and greater in truck tires rather than car tires.

Type
Conference Paper
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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Footnotes

Selected Papers from the 3rd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference, Gliwice, Poland, 5–9 July 2021

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