Reclaim Rubber is the de-vulcanized (recycled) old tyre rubber, the cross linkage between the sulphur & rubber are braked at high temperature & pressure with the help of chemical Di-Xylene Di-Sulphide. This Reclaim Rubber from tyres can be used as a substitute of natural & synthetic rubber. The major source of waste rubber is used automotive tyres. Mainly two processes are involved to utilize these rubber tyres. First is to convert the waste into powder form which is used as filler and second is to devulcanize or reclaim the rubber powder.
Reclaim Rubber is primarily used in the manufacture of Cycle tyres, Rickshaw tyres, Battery Boxes, Automobile tyres and other molded rubber goods and further R & D efforts may lead to its use in new areas. The price of Reclaimed rubber is low compared to various types of synthetic or Natural rubber and that makes its more competitive it market. The supply of reclaimed rubber can be increased for many more years as its potential it a large extent is yet unexploited rubber reclaimed use only 20 per cent of rubber scrap.