Crumb rubber is generally manufactured from
automotive and
truck scrap
tires. During the manufacturing process
steel and fluff is removed leaving tire rubber with a granular consistency. Continued processing with a granulator, cracker mill, possibly with the aid of
cryogenics, reduces the size of the particles further. The particles are sized and classified based on various criteria including color (black only or black and white), magnetically separated, and removal of fluff. The granulate is sized based on a passing through a
screen with a size based on a dimension (1/4") or mesh (10, 20, etc.)
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Ground rubber fragments the size of sand or silt used in rubber or plastic products, or processed further into reclaimed rubber or asphalt products.