[USCC] Rubber tire Bulking agent

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Rufus,
Thanks for the quick response to my questions. I was wondering about rubber tires as a bulking agent because we will use our compost as a fuel to be mixed and burned with waste coal. The rubber will significantly reduce our cost of bulking agent as well as enhance the BTU value with the residule rubber
left behind in the finished product. I was hoping to find someone with a track record with this sort of bulking agent to answer a few questions and offer hands on experience for our project.

Thanks again
Bill








-------------- Original message from "Rufus Chaney" <chaneyr at ba.ars.usda.gov>: -------------- 


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> Dear Bill et al.: 
> 
> If you haven't heard before, rubber has 1.5-2% Zn in it, and the breakdown of 
> the rubber ends up in the sieved compost. If you want extra Zn in your compost, 
> that is good. But if extra Zn would be a problem, you should avoid the rubber. 
> 
> In addition, rubber may spread out the fluid part of your feedstocks, but it 
> doesn't absorb water from the rest of the mix and promote composting as is 
> usually seen for wood chips, shredded yard debris or woody waste, or straw. I'll 
> send you a file of list that contains references about papers which showed Zn 
> toxicity from using ground rubber in potting media. 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Rufus Chaney 
> Beltsville, MD 
> 
> >>> ALPHAOMEGAENERGY at att.net 08/31/06 10:29PM >>> 
> U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL 15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW 
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> Hello, 
> I am looking for a biosolids/sewage sludge ASP composting facility that 
> currently uses scrap rubber tires as a bulking agent. If anyone could help me or 
> knows someone with this expertise, please contact me. 
> 
> Sincerely 
> Bill 
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