PIROPLAX, Chemical recycling by PIRolysis of mixtures of PLAStic waste to obtain aromatic compounds (BTX)

Validate an Integrated Technology for the Chemical recycling of plastic waste mixtures –difficult to recycle without previous mechanic separation- via fast pyrolysis.
Enhance the recycling rate of plastics.
Promote the Ecological transition towards lower dependence on fossil sources.
Optimizing the yield towards Mono-aromatics like Benzene, Toluene and Xylene Substituted Compounds (BTX), used in the synthesis of new chemicals: plastics, resins, solvents, nylon, aniline…

Project leader.
Raw materials, operating conditions and pre-treatment stages selection.
Plastics Fast Pyrolysis in Continuous Mode (~1 kg/h).
Adaptation of pyrolyzer for BTX production out of any type of plastic residue.
Products Separation by Distillation.
Catalytic Cyclation of Olefins into BTX.
Mass and Energy Balances.
Techno-economic Analysis.