Redundant tire and rubber compound reprocessing

Abstract

The invention provides for methods, systems, and devices for processing rubber materials including rubber from tires, tubes, shoe soles, or any other rubber containing product. Characteristics of the rubber materials, such as chemical composition and/or product manufacturer, model, and manufacture date, can be identified. Identification can be performed by personnel, can be automated, or can be a combination thereof. The characteristics of the rubber material can be used to sort the rubber product. Rubber materials suitable for a particular end product can be selected for further processing, which can include size reduction, material separation, chemical and physical processes, devulcanization, or a combination thereof. Processed rubber materials can be stored or delivered to a user or manufacturing site with product specifications.

1 . A process for recycling waste rubber compound for a desired end product comprising:
 a. receiving waste rubber compound;   b. selecting the desired end product having a selected chemical composition;   c. identifying the chemical composition of the waste rubber compound, wherein said identification of the chemical composition includes consideration of at least one of the following: the manufacturer, manufacture date, or product model associated with the waster rubber compound; and   d. processing said waste rubber compound by the chemical composition of the waste rubber compound using processing equipment, wherein said processing is based upon the desired end product of manufacture, thereby generating a desired recycled rubber.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1  wherein the step of identifying the chemical composition of the waste rubber compound is performed in the same processing line as the other steps.