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Achieving a circular economy through chemical recycling

Jens Chromy

Business Development Manager

RECENSO GmbH

10th GPCA PlastiCon

11 – 12 March 2019

ART Rotana, Amwaj Islands, Bahrain

Agenda

#1 RECENSO at a glance

#2 The circular value chain and a new industry

#3 Latest project: ChemCycling

#4 Closing Remarks

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#1 RECENSO at a glance

� Regeneration of Resources from Waste

� Waste to Energy

� Application of CTC-Technology for direct liquefaction

� Limited / GmbH (1991)

� 100% subsidiary

� Generation of Resources from Biomass

� Generation of Fuels from Biomass

� Application of CTC-Technology for direct liquefaction


� 100% Subsidiary

Center of Competence

Technology Platforms

> Engineering Office

> Focus on technical solutions for circular economy

> Limited/GmbH in Remscheid, Germany

> 18 engineers, chemists, technicians, supporting staff

� Delamination of compounds

� Recovery of Resources by application of ore-mining technologies and -philosophy in combination with state of the are systems engineering


� ownership identity

#1 Mechanical Recycling #2 Chemical Recycling #3 Sustainable Energy

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“Feedstock recycling (or chemical recycling) means a process changing the chemical

structure of plastic waste, converting it into shorter molecules, ready to be used for new

chemical reactions.”

“Examples of suitable streams for feedstock recycling include laminated and composite

plastics, low quality mixed plastics streams and contaminated plastics.”

Definition of chemical recycling:

Source: PlasticsEurope, Association of

Plastics Manufacturers.


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Source: Presentation SABIC, Dubai

GPCA PlastiCon, March 2018.

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From Crude Oil to Products to Waste

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Refinery Downstream

partners and

brand owners

Consumer

Steam

cracking

Processing to

products

Processing to

goods/

packaging

Usage

Crude oil

Chemical-/Petrochemical

IndustryCustomers


Refinery Downstream

partners and

brand owners

Consumer

Steam

cracking

Processing to

products

Processing to

goods/

packaging

Usage

Crude oil


IndustryCustomers

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Waste

collection

Waste

handling

Incineration

Transport-

ation

Existing or to be established

Landfill

From Crude Oil to Products to Waste

Littering

Bo

un

da

ry


Refinery Downstream

partners and

brand owners

Consumer

Steam

cracking

Processing to

products

Processing to

goods/

packaging

Usage

Crude oil


IndustryCustomers

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Waste

collection

Waste

handling

Separation +

Sorting

Transport-

ation

Mechanical

recycling


Utilization or

Landfill

From Crude Oil to Products to Waste to Products again

NEW

MIND THE GAP


Refinery Downstream

partners and

brand owners

Consumer

Steam

cracking

Processing to

products

Processing to

goods/

packaging

Usage

Crude oil


IndustryCustomers

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Waste

collection

Waste

handling

Chemical Recycling process operator

Separation +

Sorting

Pre-

processing

Liquefaction

or

Gasification

Transport-

ation

Mechanical

recycling

Technology

providers

Existing or to be establishedChemical Recycling

core business

Utilization or

Landfill


NEW

Chemical Recycling process operator


Refinery Downstream

partners and

brand owners

Consumer

Steam

cracking

Processing to

products

Processing to

goods/

packaging

Usage

Crude oil


IndustryCustomers

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Waste

collection

Waste

handling

Separation +

Sorting

Pre-

processing

Liquefaction

or

Gasification

Transport-

ation

Mechanical

recycling

Technology

providers


Utilization or

Landfill


Chemical Recycling

core business

NEWRegulation e. g. (national) waste law/recycling targets etc.


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Source: BASF, Factsheet ChemCycling.


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Source: BASF, Factsheet ChemCycling.

BASF


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Waste collectionWaste

separationLiquefaction

BASF Steam

cracker

Virgin-grade

recycled

products

Source:

RECENSO; BASF SE, Video: “BASF

ChemCycling – from Waste to Oil” &

BASF SE, Factsheet ChemCycling.


Input

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Standard SRF(Solid Recovered Fuel)

> From Municipal Solid Waste

> Energy: 23.000 MJ/t

> Humidity: 12-18%

> 70% packaging plastics

> 30% Celluloses


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CTC-Process

CTC-Pilot-Plant

> 24/7 operation

> 8,000 hrs. of operation

> Matching all Industrial Standards

> Fully Licensed

> Modular set-up

> ECOCYCLE audit passed


Output

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CLR (carboliq-Resource)

> Storable Resource

> Energy: 42.000 MJ/t

> Multiple Uses

> Process Cost < 400€/t

> Positive Environmental Footprint

> REACH certified


carboliq-resouce:

storable Resource in a well-known format

• Extended analysis over long period

• REACH-Registration proves “end-of-waste”

• Suitable for the chemical/petrochemical industry

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#4 Closing Remarks

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Benefits Necessary development

Genuine material circularity of end-of-use-

plastics

Production of virgin-grade recycled

products

Utilization of low-quality plastic fractions

not suitable for mechanical recycling

Creates a positive impact by adding value

to waste

Decreases carbon footprint of plastics

Chemical recycling should be discussed in

politics

Products of chemical recycling should be

considered in relevant legislation

Requirement of R&D incentives and/or

financial support

More interconnection is needed between

relevant stakeholders

Improvement of collection and sorting

systems

THANK YOU!

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Jens Chromy

Business Development Manager

Phone: +49 21 91 4 22 75 14

Mobile: +49 151 61 71 20 91

E-Mail: [email protected]

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