Burning rubber, making money? (Letters From Our Readers).Judy Judy is most commonly a female given name, as well as a shorten form of Judith. It may also refer to:
n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op assessment of a scrap tire recovery system ("Energy From Trash Tires," In Brief, July/August 2002) needs to be read with great caution. As the editor of a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. journal for 22 years, I've seen millions of dollars go up in smoke in similar pyrolysis py·rol·y·sis n. Decomposition or transformation of a chemical compound caused by heat. pyrolysis (pīrol´isis), n efforts. The technology works in that energy products can be derived from old tires. Nonetheless, with the exception of the steel wire, the solid materials generated have little value. Competitive fuels are cheaper, so the economics of tire pyrolysis are poor. I urge potential investors in such technologies to be very thorough and cautious. Jerry Powell, Editor, Resource Recycling Magazine, Portland, OR |
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