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Environmentally Friendly Tire Recycling Facility: Sustainable Solutions for Waste Management

Project Type: Self-Initiated

Project Description

In response to the growing environmental concerns surrounding tire waste, there is a significant push towards sustainable solutions for recycling used tires. Currently, tires end up being burned in landfills, causing severe air pollution and wasting valuable, non-renewable materials called hydrocarbons, which are integral to the tire structure, Instead of wasting these valuable resources, our approach will provide a sustainable source of hydrogen, carbon black, and steel wires, while depending 58% on renewable energy (solar energy) to operate the plant. Additionally, applying CO2 reforming technology minimizes CO2 emissions while enhancing hydrogen production. Hydrogen production: To create a local and sustainable resource for clean energy solutions, supporting the transition to a green hydrogen economy and reducing fossil fuel dependence. Solar energy integration: By using solar power for 58% of energy needs, the plant reduces fossil fuel reliance, lowers emissions, and supports Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 for clean energy. Project Statement: Environmentally friendly tire recycling facility for hydrogen production: sustainable solutions for waste management.


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Project Team

Abdulmalik Abdullah Alfarraj
Abdulmalik Abdullah Alfarraj
Industrial & Systems Engg.
Mohammed Abdullah Al Mashhaf
Mohammed Abdullah Al Mashhaf
Chemical Engineering
Mishary Saleh Alhammad
Mishary Saleh Alhammad
Chemical Engineering
Khalid Omran Alomran
Khalid Omran Alomran
Maintenance and Reliability
Abdulrahman Saeed Bajkhaif
Abdulrahman Saeed Bajkhaif
Applied Mechanical Engineering

Team Coach

Dr. Ismail Almaraj
Dr. Ismail Almaraj
Assistant Professor

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Smart Mobility and Logistics