" Development of technology to reduce the negative impact of polymers on the environment "
(Development of MIR-separator for separation of plastics by types)
Business description
MIR - separator "Sterkh-M"
Principle of operation
The initial product is irradiated with infrared radiation source the conveyor belt transfers the source product to the shooting line the infrared camera is shootingthe microprocessor unit analyzes the data identifies each particle of the mixture determines their position on the conveyor belt and decides to remove certain particles of the mixture of polymeric materials.
The ejectors of the pneumatic system emit air on the particles to be removed.
Purpose
The device is intended for sorting ofmulticomponent mixes of polymers on typeswith use of radiation of the near infraredrange.
Problem description
69.2% of the collected waste was recycled or used for energy
production.
Climate change challenges are at the
forefront of the list of likely long-term risks
according to The Global Risks Report 2020
The main problems of plastic separation:
• by triboelectrostatic separation it isdifficult to separate mixtures including PPand PE plastics or ABS and PS plastics;
• NIR separation cannot separate blackplastics by type
7.7 million tons of plastic waste, which is
16.7% more than before.
Accordingto the proposed
technology, it will be possible to increase
the recycling rates of polymers.
In 2019, plastic waste in rivers and oceans led to
costs ranging from 6 to 19 billion dollars. for key
sectors of the economy for 87 coastal countries.
Опис проблеми
Tisa river
Black Sea
Borzhava river
-PVC windows generate 43 percent more waste than wood windows: 82% of all PVC waste goes to landfill, 15% is incinerated.
- PVC waste has already increased to 6.4 million tons,
-hazardous chemicals enter the environment during the combustion of PVC ".
Description of technology
Separation of polymers using the near infrared spectrum of MIR
The use of an innovative patented signal processing algorithmbased on neural networks, namely the self-organizingKohonen card, which itself is able to learn after learning thesystem uses the resulting database;
• after identifying the desired particle to be removed fromthe stream using an existing database, the particle is blownout by a suitable nozzle.
Using this method allows you to:
• reduce the speed of signal processing through the use oflimited databases of information about the polymers withwhich the customer works;
• allows you to quickly adjust to a specific product, as thecomposition and spectra of polymers can change over time.
MIR - separator "Sterkh-M"
The results of separation
A mixture of polymers PE+PP A mixture of polymers ABS+PP+PE+PS
Customer segmentation
Market segment - recycling companies in Europe, Asia and America.
Shredded electrical cable insulation
Shredded PET flakes
Market subsegments:
• cable waste processing enterprises;
• PET bottle processing enterprises;
• window profile processing enterprises.
Priority direction: window profile processing enterprises.
Related customer segments
The way of the plastic bottle
Related customer segments:
• coal industry enterprises (refining the coal brand).• food industry enterprises (improving the quality and safety
of frozen food products).
The second most likely segment is PET bottle recyclingcompanies.
• It is related to the first market segment by the similarity ofthe technological process and the similarity of the equipmentline.
• A similar amount of pain - the growing need for separationof PET plastic, including by colors.
Shredded PVC window profile
Market segment
The segment with the greatest pain is recycling companies for polymer plastics.
• Segment of the first purchase - window processing enterprises of the Czech Republic, France and Turkey.
• Homogeneous segment - processors of the window profile of Turkey.
• Opens the way for further development - customers of equipment lines, including MIR-separator.
• The dominant market sector is window processing enterprises.
• Pilot clients - enterprises: REDOMA Recycling AB, ERI-TRADE s.r.o., Recovery S.A.
• Minimum viable product (MVP) - semi-industrial MIR-separator with a working area width of 600 mm, productivity of 500 kg / h.
Prices for innovative product and analogues
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SIZE OF AVAILABLE MARKET (SAM)
The size of the available market is about 140 units for the first 3 years of sale.
The size of market subsegments :
• cable waste processing enterprises.
Technological need for about 200 units of equipment.Market capacity - 110 units.Hot demand - 12 units."Warm" demand - 17 units.
• PET bottle recycling companies
Technological need for about 400 units of equipment.Market capacity - 280 units.Hot demand - 22 units."Warm" demand - 48 units.
• window profile processing enterprises.
Technological need for about 600 units of equipment.Market capacity - 340 units.Hot demand - 28 units."Warm" demand - 36 units.
Price,thousand euros
Productivity
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Ukraine
Separator
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Separator
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Width of a working zone, mm
Productivity
Software based on artificial intelligence
Data processing speed
Competition matrix
The total cost of the innovation project (thousand hryvnias) is 5 million hryvnias. including:conducting scientific research UAH 200,000 (2020)
research and development work 800 thousand UAH. (2021)
preparation of experimental production, software development and release of experimental and research-industrial batch of
innovative product UAH 4 million. (2021)
Production volumes:total production (in kind) - from 5 to 12 units of equipment annually.
Economic efficiency of the project:the payback period of the project is 13 months.
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CRITICAL STAGES
Product development
Making a laboratory sample
Validation of the client segment
Test research
Sale of the first industrial design
Entering the market
1st quarter of 2021
2nd quarter of 2021
3rd quarter of 2021
Stages of development
МIR-separator
Media, project
presentations
Partner (Ukraine)
Pilot client
Potential customers
Participation in exhibitions
Distribution Channels / Partners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERNuBfwgPwo
Successful project
Development and implementation of NIR-separatorComparative characteristics of the innovative product of innovative products and
analogues
КОМАНДА ПРОЕКТУ
LOZIN DMYTRO
Business specialist
Director of PMP SPF
"Prodecology".
Scientist and manufacturer. In
assets over
20 patents sold in industrial
production
MASHCHENKO VOLODYMYR
Information specialist
technologies and materials
science
Associate Professor of NUVGP
Candidate of Physical and
Mathematical Sciences
Author of more than 150 scientific
and methodical works, patents
STADNIKOLEKSANDR
Business specialist
Director of PMP SPF
"Prodecology".
Scientist and manufacturer. In
assets over
20 patents sold in industrial
production
HONCHAR ANDRIY
Business specialist
Director of PMP SPF
"Prodecology".
Scientist and manufacturer. In
assets over
20 patents sold in industrial
production
Project team