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Study on Fuel Oil Production from Waste Tires via Fixed-Bed Pyrolysis

Received: 16 July 2026     Accepted: 26 August 2026     Published: 4 September 2026
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Abstract

Pyrolysis of waste tires for oil production is an effective approach for resource utilization. To optimize the process parameters of fixed-bed pyrolysis of waste tires and clarify the product characteristics, this study employed a fixed-bed electric heating system to conduct pyrolysis experiments on waste tire chunks under a nitrogen atmosphere. The effects of pyrolysis time (1h and 2h) and pyrolysis temperature (270°C~620°C) on product yields were investigated, and the reliability of the experimental data was verified through repeated tests. Furthermore, the chemical composition of the pyrolytic oil was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), while the pyrolytic char was subjected to proximate analysis, calorific value measurement, and ash fusibility testing. The results showed that extending the pyrolysis time from 1h to 2h resulted in a limited increase in oil yield (less than 1%), indicating that the tires were essentially completely cracked within 1h. As the pyrolysis temperature increased, the oil yield first rose and then declined. The optimal pyrolysis temperature range was 440°C~460°C, under which the oil yield reached 35.2%~40.1% and the oil-to-gas ratio was 2.3~2.9. The average yield of solid products ranged from 44% to 53%, with an average steel wire content of 15.5%. After the temperature exceeded 320°C, the pyrolytic carbon black yield stabilized at 29%~34%. A total of 218 effective components were detected in the pyrolytic oil, among which 13 substances, including limonene (11.87%), ethanol, and phenol, each accounted for more than 1%. The pyrolytic carbon black had a fixed carbon content exceeding 80%, a calorific value of approximately 30 MJ/kg, and an ash melting point ranging from 1170°C to 1220°C. This study provides data support for the optimization of fixed-bed pyrolysis processes for waste tires and the graded utilization of pyrolysis products.

Published in Science Research (Volume 14, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.sr.20261405.19
Page(s) 328-334
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Keywords

Waste Tires, Fixed-bed Pyrolysis, Pyrolytic Oil, Pyrolytic Carbon Black, Oil Yield, Pyrolysis Temperature, Resource Utilization

1.引言
随着汽车工业的快速发展和轮胎保有量的持续增长,废旧轮胎的产生量逐年攀升。据统计,全球每年约有数百万吨废轮胎亟待处理,大量堆积的废轮胎不仅占用宝贵的土地资源,而且极易滋生蚊虫、引发火灾,释放有毒烟雾,对生态环境和公众健康构成严重威胁。如何实现废轮胎的无害化、减量化和资源化处置,已成为世界各国共同关注的环保与能源课题
目前,废轮胎的处置方式主要包括露天堆放、填埋、焚烧、再生胶生产、胶粉制备以及热解等。其中,露天堆放和填埋已逐渐被淘汰,焚烧虽能回收部分热能但易产生二次污染,再生胶和胶粉生产对原料要求较高且市场容量有限。相比之下,热解技术能够在惰性气氛下将废轮胎转化为热解油、热解炭和热解气三相产物,具有二次污染小、资源回收率高、产物利用途径广等优势,被认为是处理废轮胎最有效的方法之一。在各种热解产品中,热解油作为最主要的目标产物,因其富含高附加值化学成分而备受关注
废轮胎热解油具有较高的热值,具备良好的燃料替代潜力。已有文献报道,废轮胎真空热解油的热值可达约44 MJ/kg,远高于烟煤和木炭,同时其灰分含量低于0.05%,硫含量仅为0.8%~1.5%,残炭量约为1%~2%,这些特性使其具备优异的燃烧性能。因此,热解油不仅可以直接作为工业锅炉或电站锅炉的燃料油使用,还可以经过倾析、离心和过滤等预处理工序后,与其他燃料(如重油、柴油)混合调配,或进一步加工提炼为高附加值化学品
在热解工艺参数中,热解温度和升温速率是影响产物分布和油品质量的关键因素。已有研究表明,采用固定床热解装置处理废轮胎时,最高的热解液产率通常在较低的热解终温(约450°C)条件下取得,说明低温热解有助于热解油的生成。然而,较低的升温速率会导致挥发分在反应区内停留时间过长,加剧大分子挥发分的二次裂解反应,生成更多不可冷凝的小分子气体,从而降低热解油产率。这意味着,单纯追求低温并不足以保证较高的油收率,升温速率同样是需要优化的重要参数
此外,现有研究中固定床热解的实验温度多集中在400°C~600°C区间,对更低温度段(如270°C~400°C)的系统考察较为薄弱,且多数实验采用的升温速率偏低(通常为5°C/min~20°C/min),未能充分揭示快速升温条件下废轮胎的热解行为及其对产物组成的影响规律。针对上述研究空白,本文将热解温度范围向低温方向拓宽至270°C,同时将升温速率提高至40°C/min~50°C/min,系统考察热解温度和热解时间对产物产率的影响,确定最佳热解工艺参数,并对热解油和热解炭的理化特性进行深入分析,以期为废轮胎固定床热解制取燃油的技术开发与工艺优化提供基础实验数据和理论依据。
2.实验概述
本试验采用图1所示的固定床式电加热系统进行测试。经过破碎后的轮胎料块尺寸一般小于50mm×70mm,放入固定床式电加热炉进行加热,加热程度由温度测试调节系统控制,升温速率为40°C/min ~50°C/min,每次测试物料量在110g~180g范围内。试验采用N2将轮胎物料隔绝空气,防止氧化,并将热解产生的油气混合物携带出加热系统。混合气体进入双级水冷凝系统,冷却水温度约10°C,热解油被冷凝为液体,剩余不凝结燃气排入大气。剩余的物料残余固体产物为热解炭黑和钢丝的混合物,经过N2隔绝空气自然冷却后,从试验系统取出,挑拣出钢丝,分别进行称量。
Figure 1. 图1 实验系统示意图。
实验采用的固体废弃物为废轮胎,细挫磨成粉末。表1为其元素分析和工业分析。
表1 试样元素分析和工业分析。

项目

结果

元素分析(收到基,%)

C

79.93

H

6.69

O

4.44

N

0.49

S

1.67

工业分析(干燥基,%)

M

2.09

A

7.56

V

59.98

FC

30.37

热值(kJ/kg)

33595.49

3.实验结果与分析
3.1.热解时间的影响
实验选定320°C、370°C、420°C、470°C、520°C五个典型的热解工况,分析热解时间1h和2h对焦油产率的影响,结果如图2所示。可以看出,热解2h的产油率比1h的略高,最高不超过1%,因此可以认为大部分轮胎在1h内可以被完全裂解掉。
Figure 2. 图2 热解时间对产油率的影响。
3.2.热解温度的影响
本实验热解温度范围取270°C-620°C,分两个过程,第一过程,等间距每隔50°C进行测试,得到最优温度区间的大致范围,第二过程,缩小温度间隔,细化最优反应温度区间,最终细化至温度间隔为10°C。实验结果如图3所示。由3(a)图可知,在270°C-620°C范围内,随着温度升高,产油率先增加后减小,根据(d)图油气比分析,最佳热解温度为450°C,此时产油率40.1%,油气比为2.86。整个实验范围内,热解炭产率为46%-55%,平均产率为48%。
Figure 3. 图3 热解温度对产物产率的影响。
图3(a)中460°C时,产油率略有一个小的波谷,这是因为此实验点的料块钢丝含量偏高。为减少由于每次试样钢丝含量不同而对实验结果产生的影响,可将钢丝剔除,计算出等效结果,即等效产率=原产率÷(100-钢丝产率)×100%,计算结果如图4所示。370°C以前,轮胎不能充分反应,导致热解炭含量高。370°C-620°C温度范围内,等效的热解炭产量在36.5%-38.6%之间,平均37.6%。在该温度范围内,随着热解温度的升高,等效产油率先增加后减小,在450°C达到最高值45.7%。这与图3(d)的分析结果一致。
Figure 4. 图4 剔除钢丝后的等效结果。
3.3.误差分析
为了验证本次实验数据的可靠性程度,分别在420°C和520°C各进行了3次重复性实验,实验结果如下图5图6所示。从等效的成分产率来看,本次实验误差不超过1%,实验结果较为可靠。
Figure 5. 图5 420°C时可靠性分析
Figure 6. 图6 520°C时可靠性分析。
3.4.热解产物特性分析
3.4.1.热解油特性分析
采用Agilent 7890A/5975C型气质联用仪分析测试油样品,柱温初始温度100°C,进样口温度250°C。载气采用Ar,试验采用分流模式。本次测试共检测到218种有效物质成分,其中共有13种化学物成分所占比例超过了1%,主要为柠檬油精、乙醇、苯酚和各种烯烃类物质,见表2。其余205种物质单项成分比例均低于1%(比例低于1%的物质未在表2列出)。
表2 热解油主要化学物成分。

序号

成分比例/%

成分名称

1

11.87

柠檬油精

2

2.90

乙醇

3

2.28

苯酚

4

2.07

二甲基环辛二烯

5

1.69

二甲基八三烯

6

1.56

7

1.49

喹啉

8

1.19

螺环烃

9

1.15

苯并噻唑

10

1.11

二氢化吡唑

11

1.10

双环庚烷

12

1.06

蛇麻烯

13

1.02

苯乙烯

3.4.2.热解炭特性分析
对热解炭进行工业分析、热值以及灰熔融性的测试,结果见表3。热解炭中挥发分含量低于4.5%,废轮胎已基本裂解完毕。热解炭固定碳含量超过80%,热值约30MJ/kg,热解炭灰熔点高于1150°C。
表3 热解炭特性。

项目

名称

结果

工业分析/%

水分

0.84

灰分

14.18

挥发分

4.49

固定碳

80.49

热值/kJ·kg-1

29721.92

灰熔融性/°C

变形温度

1172

软化温度

1224

流动温度

1239

4.结论
本章进行了废轮胎固定床热解制取燃油的小试实验和中试试验研究,主要结论如下:
(1) 废旧轮胎块在1h内基本可以被裂解完毕,2h后产油率比1h产油率略高,但不超过1%;
(2) 最佳热解温度区间为440°C~460°C,此时产油率在35.2%~40.1%,产气率14.0%~15.4%,油气比2.3~2.9;
(3) 固体物平均产率44%~53%;轮胎钢丝含量8.7%~23.8%不等,平均含量15.5%;热解温度超过320°C之后,热解炭黑产率维持在29%~34%,与热解温度关联不大;
(4) 热解油中有效成分超过200种,其中13种物质单项成分超过1%,主要为柠檬油精、乙醇、苯酚和各种烯烃类物质。热解炭黑固定碳含量超过80%,挥发份和水分含量极低,发热量约30MJ/kg,炭黑灰熔点约1170°C~1220°C。
致谢
本文为山东省科技型中小企业创新能力提升工程项目《废轮胎能源化循环利用关键技术研究》(2024TSGC0037)的阶段性成果之一。
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    SN  - 2329-0927
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20261405.19
    AB  - Pyrolysis of waste tires for oil production is an effective approach for resource utilization. To optimize the process parameters of fixed-bed pyrolysis of waste tires and clarify the product characteristics, this study employed a fixed-bed electric heating system to conduct pyrolysis experiments on waste tire chunks under a nitrogen atmosphere. The effects of pyrolysis time (1h and 2h) and pyrolysis temperature (270°C~620°C) on product yields were investigated, and the reliability of the experimental data was verified through repeated tests. Furthermore, the chemical composition of the pyrolytic oil was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), while the pyrolytic char was subjected to proximate analysis, calorific value measurement, and ash fusibility testing. The results showed that extending the pyrolysis time from 1h to 2h resulted in a limited increase in oil yield (less than 1%), indicating that the tires were essentially completely cracked within 1h. As the pyrolysis temperature increased, the oil yield first rose and then declined. The optimal pyrolysis temperature range was 440°C~460°C, under which the oil yield reached 35.2%~40.1% and the oil-to-gas ratio was 2.3~2.9. The average yield of solid products ranged from 44% to 53%, with an average steel wire content of 15.5%. After the temperature exceeded 320°C, the pyrolytic carbon black yield stabilized at 29%~34%. A total of 218 effective components were detected in the pyrolytic oil, among which 13 substances, including limonene (11.87%), ethanol, and phenol, each accounted for more than 1%. The pyrolytic carbon black had a fixed carbon content exceeding 80%, a calorific value of approximately 30 MJ/kg, and an ash melting point ranging from 1170°C to 1220°C. This study provides data support for the optimization of fixed-bed pyrolysis processes for waste tires and the graded utilization of pyrolysis products.
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    IS  - 5
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