| 1 | Quality Management System | A current ISO 9001 certificate, certificate scope, issuing body, and verification details. | ISO 9001 demonstrates that documented quality-management processes are in place, but it does not by itself certify machine performance. | Confirm that the certificate covers design, fabrication, assembly, or industrial equipment supply rather than an unrelated business activity. |
| 2 | Machinery Safety and Risk Assessment | A machinery risk assessment, safety circuit description, emergency-stop layout, guarding plan, and operating instructions. | Tyre pyrolysis involves heat, rotating equipment, combustible gases, pressure, and potentially hazardous dust. | Ask for a risk assessment based on ISO 12100 principles and verify that hazards, protective measures, residual risks, and maintenance procedures are documented. |
| 3 | Pressure and Vacuum Protection | Reactor design pressure, operating pressure, relief-device specifications, pressure-test records, vacuum-protection details, and inspection procedures. | Pressure excursions can cause severe equipment damage or injury, especially when condensers, gas lines, or valves become blocked. | Require a written pressure-control philosophy, calibrated instruments, independent relief protection where applicable, and documented hydrostatic or equivalent testing. |
| 4 | Electrical and Control-System Compliance | Electrical schematics, control-panel specifications, cable schedules, PLC and HMI descriptions, grounding details, and conformity documentation. | A documented control system supports safe startup, shutdown, interlocking, fault detection, and repeatable operation. | Check whether the electrical design addresses IEC 60204-1 or the applicable destination-country requirements, including emergency stops and loss-of-power behavior. |
| 5 | Explosion and Hazardous-Area Controls | Hazardous-area classification, gas-detection plan, ventilation design, ignition-source controls, and ATEX or equivalent documentation when applicable. | Pyrolysis gas and vapors may create flammable atmospheres; ordinary electrical components may be unsuitable in classified areas. | Confirm that burners, motors, sensors, switches, and enclosures are selected for the stated area classification and local legal requirements. |
| 6 | Emission and Environmental Controls | Process-flow diagram, gas-cleaning description, flare or thermal-oxidation design, dust-control measures, wastewater information, and expected emission parameters. | Permits and emission limits are determined by the installation location, fuel, feedstock, operating conditions, and local environmental authority. | Obtain a site-specific compliance review before signing the contract; do not treat generic emission claims as a substitute for local permits. |
| 7 | Feedstock Compatibility and Process Yield | Accepted tyre types, maximum steel and textile content, feed-size limits, moisture assumptions, batch or continuous operating method, and mass-balance data. | Oil, gas, char, and steel recovery vary with tyre composition, contamination, operating temperature, residence time, and separation equipment. | Request a witnessed trial or a guaranteed performance test using representative local tyres, with agreed methods for measuring yield and product quality. |
| 8 | Materials, Fabrication, and Inspection | Material certificates, welding procedures, welder qualifications, non-destructive testing records, refractory specifications, and corrosion allowances. | Repeated thermal cycling, hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds, abrasion, and corrosion can affect reactor life and maintenance frequency. | Define required materials, weld-quality standards, inspection points, refractory thickness, expected service life, and acceptance criteria in the purchase contract. |
| 9 | Installation, Commissioning, and Training | Installation scope, foundation requirements, utility list, commissioning schedule, operator-training plan, manuals, spare-parts list, and language requirements. | Correct installation and trained operation reduce startup delays, unsafe bypasses, contamination, and avoidable downtime. | Clarify which party provides civil works, lifting, piping, cabling, insulation, permits, consumables, commissioning personnel, and operator certification. |
| 10 | After-Sales Support and Contract Protection | Warranty terms, response times, remote-support arrangements, spare-parts availability, service rates, software access, delivery milestones, and performance guarantees. | Long-term operating cost depends on parts availability, technical response, maintenance support, and clearly defined remedies for non-performance. | Use milestone payments linked to document approval, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, training completion, and agreed performance results. |