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It is made using a chemical recycling process that combines the old tires with biomethane to create pyrolysis oil.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Chemical methods like pyrolysis apply high temperatures to handle a broader range of plastics, including hard-to-recycle mixed and contaminated plastics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
The ‘So What?’ A 2022 study published in Nature described energy recovery of waste plastics in diesel fuel through a process called pyrolysis.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Other chemical recycling methods, such as pyrolysis and gasification, have drawn environmental and health concerns because the plastic is heated, which can release toxic fumes.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Chemical methods like pyrolysis apply high temperatures to handle a broader range of plastics, including hard-to-recycle mixed and contaminated plastics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2024
The ‘So What?’ A 2022 study published in Nature described energy recovery of waste plastics in diesel fuel through a process called pyrolysis.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Other chemical recycling methods, such as pyrolysis and gasification, have drawn environmental and health concerns because the plastic is heated, which can release toxic fumes.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Pyrolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyrolysis. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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pyrolysis
noun
py·rol·y·sis
pī-ˈräl-ə-səs 
plural pyrolyses
-ˌsēz
: chemical change brought about by the action of heat
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