Circularity and sustainability of recovered carbon black production from end-of-life tyre pyrolysis

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dc.contributor.authorPati, S.
dc.contributor.authorGoggin, C.
dc.contributor.authorO’Shea, R.
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, C.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, B.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, J.D.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, G.
dc.contributor.authorBose, A.
dc.contributor.funderEnvironmental Protection Agency
dc.contributor.funderTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-14T14:50:07Z
dc.date.available2026-05-14T14:50:07Z
dc.date.issued2026-04-20
dc.description.abstractEnd-of-life tyres pose significant environmental and resource challenges. Mitigation strategies could be an exemplar of potential for circular economy through the recovery of materials that can be circulated back to tyre manufacturing. Recovered carbon black produced via pyrolysis of these end-of-life tyres, is an essential secondary raw material with the potential to partially substitute commercial carbon black in rubber formulation and enhancing material circularity in the tyre value chain. To date, the literature has predominantly focused on specific aspects of recovered carbon black, such as modification, its performance in rubber compounds, and environmental and economic assessments of production. However, a holistic perspective that combines these technical, environmental and economic aspects and evaluates the circularity potential of recovered carbon black remains scarce in current literature. Learnings from existing studies are fragmented, as they do not offer a comprehensive assessment on how recovered carbon black from end-of-life tyres can be effectively reintegrated into the tyre manufacturing value chain. This article addresses that gap by reviewing the state-of-the-art on recovered carbon black production and application together with sustainability assessment. This work develops an integrated perspective on the role of recovered carbon black in tyre manufacturing and outlines key pathways and challenges for scaling up its use to improve circularity in the tyre industry. It also proposes a functional unit definition according to the European Commission’s product environmental footprint guide as "1 kg recovered carbon black in tyre manufacturing providing equivalent reinforcing performance of commercial carbon black over the average tyre lifetime”.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work acknowledges funding under the EPA Research Programme 2021-2030 bearing Grant No. 2023-GCE-1189. This work was also acknowledges funding by Taighde Éireann (Research Ireland) under the Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate) via grant number EPSPG/2025/3326. It is further supported by Research Ireland through the MaREI Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine under Grant No. 12/RC/2302_P2.
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dc.identifier.articleid200340
dc.identifier.authororcidPati, S.
dc.identifier.authororcidGoggin, C.
dc.identifier.authororcidO’Shea, R.
dc.identifier.authororcidMcManus, C.
dc.identifier.authororcidCollins, B.
dc.identifier.authororcidMurphy, J.D.§0000-0003-2120-1357
dc.identifier.authororcidCollins, G.§0000-0002-5950-2457
dc.identifier.authororcidBose, A.§0000-0001-8650-6675
dc.identifier.citationPati, S, Goggin, C, O’Shea, R, McManus, C, Collins, B, Murphy, J D, Collins, G & Bose, A 2026, 'Circularity and sustainability of recovered carbon black production from end-of-life tyre pyrolysis', Resour., Conserv. Recycl. Adv., vol. 30, 200340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2026.200340
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rcradv.2026.200340
dc.identifier.issn2667-3789
dc.identifier.journaltitleResour., Conserv. Recycl. Adv.
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:0B597E3AB96151B1A0063E228054D0BA
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-8650-6675/work/214723761
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-5950-2457/work/214723832
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-2120-1357/work/214724534
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18763
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.
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dc.rights© 2026 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.rights.licensenameAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectCarbon black
dc.subjectChains
dc.subjectCircular economy
dc.subjectEconomic assessments
dc.subjectEnd of lives
dc.subjectEnvironmental assessment
dc.subjectMitigation strategy
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectRecovery
dc.subjectRubber
dc.subjectSecondary Raw Materials
dc.subjectSecondary recovery
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectTire industry
dc.subjectTire pyrolysis
dc.subjectTires manufacturing
dc.subjectValue chains
dc.subject[Chemistry]
dc.subject[EngineeringArchitecture]
dc.subject[MaREI]
dc.titleCircularity and sustainability of recovered carbon black production from end-of-life tyre pyrolysisen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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