Circular Economy for Plastics
Polycycl’s flagship technology enables an endless plastic-to-plastic recycling loop, whereby used plastics such as flexible grocery bags and discarded ketchup bottles can be upcycled to make virgin food-grade polymer resins.
POLYCYCL
Closing The Loop
At the heart of the plastic waste problem is the linear take-make-dispose model of consumption, where products are manufactured, bought, used briefly and then thrown away.
Polycycl's technologies target the creation of a new plastic-to-plastic closed loop, whereby discarded plastics can be used for manufacturing of new virgin polymers, thereby minimizing the use of fossil resources in making such materials.
Crude oil is extracted fromthe ground for
manufacturing of virgin plastics.
The extracted crude is used for manufacturing of different plastic resins and products.
The consumption of plastic products leads to generation of waste.
Most waste plastics end up in landfills.
Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling
with Polycycl’s
Contiflow CrackerTM
Crude oil is extracted from the ground for
manufacturing of virgin plastics.
The extracted crude is used for manufacturing of different plastic resins and products.
The consumption of plastic products leads to generation of waste.
Most waste plastics end up in landfills.
Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling
with Polycycl’s
Contiflow CrackerTM
Contiflow CrackerTM - A Process Overview
Polycycl’s Contiflow CrackerTM
Contiflow CrackerTM
A Process Overview
Process Overview
Extraction & Pre-Processing
of Waste Plastics
Proprietary know-how towards segregation and pre-treatment of low-grade polyolefin waste plastics from municipal and landfill waste streams using automated and water-less methodology.
Feeding
Continuous feeding system doses plastics to the process at a constant mass flowrate.
Primary Cracking
Fully-continuous conversion process with patented AutoCharRemovalTM technology for continuous expulsion of solids from the reactor and prevention of fouling of inner walls
Secondary Cracking
Secondary cracking of vapours to achieve narrower carbon distribution as per requirements of offtake specification.
Distillation and Energy Integration
Condensation of hydrocarbon vapours and separation into liquid fractions as per offtake specification. Integration of energy embedded in product off-gas back into the upstream conversion processes.
PyOil CleanTM : Oil Refining
Proprietary process for refining of generated pyrolysis oils towards reduction of organic and inorganic contaminants, wear metals, particulate matter and moisture.
Storage & Distribution
Storage and pumping of generated oils
and futher distribution for various applications
Extraction & Pre-Processing
of Waste Plastics
Proprietary know-how towards segregation and pre-treatment of low-grade polyolefin waste plastics from municipal and landfill waste streams using automated and water-less methodology.
Feeding
Continuous feeding system doses plastics to the process at a constant mass flowrate.
Primary Cracking
Fully-continuous conversion process with patented AutoCharRemovalTM technology for continuous expulsion of solids from the reactor and prevention of fouling of inner walls
Secondary Cracking
Secondary cracking of vapours to achieve narrower carbon distribution as per requirements of offtake specification.
Distillation and Energy Integration
Condensation of hydrocarbon vapours and separation into liquid fractions as per offtake specification. Integration of energy embedded in product off-gas back into the upstream conversion processes.
PyOil CleanTM : Oil Refining
Proprietary process for refining of generated pyrolysis oils towards reduction of organic and inorganic contaminants, wear metals, particulate matter and moisture.
Storage & Distribution
Storage and pumping of generated oils
and further distribution for various applications
FEEDSTOCK EXTRACTION AND PRE-TREATMENT
Recovery of mixed waste plastics from landfill waste using proprietary know-how.
PolyCycl has developed a pre-treatment methodology that extracts hard-to-recycle polyolefin plastics from landfills and legacy waste heaps. The process removes organics, textile, paper, fibres and metals while also dropping mud and dirt using non-wetting methods.
PolyGreenOilTM from waste plastics
Applications and End Markets
manufacturing of virgin plastics
use in industrial furnaces and boilers.
and aviation fuel.
BTX, Linear Alkyl Benzene, Mesitylene etc.
PolyGreen Oil TM
From Waste Plastics
feedstock for manufacturing of
virgin plastics.
blendstock for use in industrial
furnaces and boilers.
and aviation fuel.
green chemicals: BTX, Linear
Alkyl Benzene, Mesitylene etc.
Applications
of Polygreen Oil
Applications of Polygreen OilTM
Refined hydrocarbon oils for use as petrochemical feedstock and/or drop-in industrial blendstocks
Qualified petrochemical feedstock for manufacturing of virgin plastics
Retail-ready, drop-in diesel blendstock for use in industrial furnaces and boilers.
Upgradable to transportation and aviation fuel.
Feedstock for manufacturing of green chemicals: BTX, Linear Alkyl Benzene, Mesitylene etc.
Case Studies
Publications and Reports
Life Cycle Assessment of emissions from chemical recycling of waste plastics vis-a-vis alternate disposal options.
Environmental Evaluation by Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental
Impacts of Post-consumer Plastic Film..
Life cycle assessment of Plastic Energy technology for the chemical recycling of..
