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End of life Plastic WASTX Systems

New (Bio) Energy Investment

Presentation by Tim StClair-Pearce & Dave Garbett

QM Recycled Energy Ltd

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THE WASTX SYSTEMWorld’s first decentral and highly profitable

all-in-one solution for plastic waste

Pitch Deck WASTX System Version 0.9

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WHO ARE WE?

Locations: Dresden, Hoyerswerda, Wuhan (China)

Founders: Oliver Riedel (CEO), Jörg Metzner (CSO),

Dr. Martin Schneider (CTO)

The Biofabrik White Refinery develops, sales and operates

decentral plants that produce recycling materials, electricity

and fuel out of otherwise problematic substances like plastic

waste or waste oil that could previously not be processed

economically or not be processed at all.

Founded: 2011

Employees: 25 full-time

Fully-functional prototype: Plastic Waste to EnergyTrack record: Waste Oil to DIN Fuel Next step: All-in-one plastic recycling solution

WASTX OIL WASTX PLASTIC WASTX SYSTEMWASTX RETURN


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Olli launched Europe’s first online shop for

groceries in 1999, selling it very successfully in

2009. Afterwards he founded the BIOFABRIK

group to solve critical environmental problems.

Oliver Riedel, CEO

MEET OUR TEAM

Martin earned his PhD in mechanical

engineering and gathered extensive

experience in environmental startups. At

BIOFABRIK he leads the technological

development team.

Dr. Martin Schneider, CTO

Jörg adds more than 20 years of sales

experience. He already set an impressive track

record for BIOFABRIK’s field-tested subsidiary

technologies WASTX Oil and WASTX Plastic.

Jörg Metzner, CSO

Stefan built up and lead the marketing

department at Ollis previous company over the

course of six years. Since 2014 he is in charge of

the daily operations of the BIOFABRIK group.

Stefan Süßmilch, COO

Hendrik is a graduated psychologist who

founded and ran a marketing agency while still

in his studies. Since 2014 he is responsible for

the marketing of the BIOFABRIK group.

Hendrik Oeser, CMO

Johannes gathered a vast array of experience

as business consultant and is both an

exceptional financial controller and a talented

programmer. At BIOFABRIK he acts out both.

Johannes Wagner, CFO


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2013 Q4/2018

Start of development

of WASTX Plastic

Private equity invest in

scale-up of WASTX Oil

WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED SO FAR

2017

Start of development of

WASTX Oil

2011 Q1/2019

Formation of the

BIOFABRIK think tank

Successful endurance

test of WASTX Plastic

2016

Schur®Star Systems

invests in WASTX Plastic

Q2/2018

Going to market with

WASTX Oil


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TRACK RECORD:THE WASTX OIL

The WASTX Oil is a stand-alone solution for treating mineral oil

waste. It transforms oil waste into usable recycling fuels. The

WASTX Oil is working in non-stop operation since October 2018

and is now in serial production.

Learn more on our website

This also includes receiving every administrative

approvals.

Developed 2017/18

With the Institute of New Energy Wuhan (INEW) we havea strong partner for the distribution on the Chinesemarket.

Demonstration plants in Germany & China


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TRACK RECORD:THE WASTX PLASTIC

The WASTX Plastic converts plastic waste into energy. Like all of

our technologies it is characterized by a modular, decentral and

highly scalable design. The technology has successfully passed

the endurance test in Q1/2019 and is now transferred into serial

production.

Reactor units can easily be scaled through series

connection using the same peripheral equipment.

Processes 250 kg of plastic waste per day

One kg of waste becomes one litre of fuelProcesses post-consumer waste materials which is the

main source of the world’s plastic waste problem.


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TRACK RECORD:THE WASTX RETURN

The WASTX Return automatically sorts, washes, drys and shreds

plastic waste and produces recycling plastic that can be used as

feedstock in the plastic industry.

WASTX Return transforms plastic waste into reusable

material.

Plastic recycling before energy recovery

The WASTX Return is able to sort mixed input materialsand generate single outcome materials.

Innovative sorting functionality


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The WASTX System combines all our stand alone

technologies to one decentral and highly profitable

system that turns plastic waste from the world’s oceans

and landfills into recycled industrial feedstock an clean

energy - leaving no residues.

THE WASTX SYSTEM All-in-one solution for plastic waste

NEXT STEP:THE WASTX SYSTEM

Highly efficient and profitable

Meets highest environmental standards

Containerized and easily scalable


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The first module of the WASTX System aims to

recycle as much of the input material as possible to

reduce emergence of new plastic by creating high

quality recycling polymers that can be used as

industrial feedstock.

THE WASTX RETURN Automatically sorts, cleans and drys

plastic waste

MODULE 1:RECYCLING PLASTIC

Produces recycling polymers as industrial

feedstock (350 € to 900 € per ton)

Residues are processed in further modules


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MODULE 2:PLASTIC TO ENERGY

The WASTX Plastic uses those materials that can’t be

processed to recycling plastic and turns it into

electricity for immediate usage or into oil for time

and location independent usage. If needed, the oil

can be upgraded to DIN fuel in the next module.

THE WASTX PLASTIC Processes unrecyclable plastic waste to

electricity and pyrolysis oil

Electricity can be sold to nearby villages or

industrial parks

Oil can be upgraded to fuel in next module

MODULE 2:PLASTIC TO ENERGY


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The WASTX Oil uses pyrolysis oil from previous steps

or additional input of waste oils to produce DIN fuel

that can be transported, stored and used when

needed. The recycling fuel is CO2 neutral through

reforestation.

THE WASTX OIL Processes pyrolysis oil as well as

used oil and waste oil to DIN fuel

MODULE 3:OIL TO FUEL

Recycling fuel can be sold slightly below

market price (>350 € per ton)

Efficiency of more than 90 %


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The WASTX Fire is a new module in the WASTX

family, which is based on industrial standard

technology. It burns the residues from previous

steps according to the highest environmental

standards.

THE WASTX FIRE

MODULE 4:THERMAL POST-COMBUSTION

Uses waste that can’t be process in

modules 1 to 3 as combustible

Creates energy to power the whole

WASTX process

Meets highest environmental standards


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140 MILLION TONS OF POST-CONSUMER WASTE

EACH YEAR

LEARN MORE

Post consumer plastic waste is the

main cause of plastic pollution

Mankind produces 140 million tons of new

post consumer waste each year

Billions of tons are already piled up on

landfills and in the ocean

So far, this waste has no economic value

and causes huge environmental problems


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PLASTIC-WASTE LEAKAGES LEAD TO

MICROPLASTIC

LEARN MORE

Ultraviolet radiation subverts plastic in the

oceans to microplastic (<5 mm)

Marine organisms confuse it with plankton

and die from suffocation or starvation

Waste pickers only pick valuable plastic,

leakages originate from valueless waste

Due to the food chain, microplastic poses

severe health risks to mankind


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WRITE HEREYOUR NICE TITLEABOUT YOUR SERVICES

Y O U C A N W R I T E H E R E

A company is an association or collection of individuals, whether natural persons, legal

persons, or a mixture of both. Company members share a common purpose and unite in

order to focus their various

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MORE THAN 48.000 UNITSFOR ANNUAL EMERGING WASTE ONLY

Investment cost per unit from $ 1.000.000

which processes 5 - 8 tons per days

Revenue ranges from 350 to 550 € per ton, or

1.750 € to 4.400 € per day respectivelyPitch Deck WASTX System Version 0.9

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SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE BUSINESS MODEL

We treat materials that could not be processed so far and

therefore pile up on landfills and in the oceans.

INPUT

The output of our plants are commodity products like recycling

plastic, fuel and energy that are easily sellable on the market.

OUTPUT

We build new plants with investors and out of our cash-flow

from existing plants, which originates in the margin between

the cheap input materials and the valuable outcome products.

FINANCING

One part of the Biofabrik DNA is to build economic solutions for

ecological problems. Another is to maximize the impact of our

solutions by managing all critical aspects for a fast scale-up:

INPUT

OUTPUTFINANCING


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FROM VALUELESS WASTE TO VALUABLE RESOURCE

employs

produces100+ pickers

supplies

5 - 8 ton plastic waste per day

($ 80 / ton)

2 - 3,2 ton recycling flakes

($ 400 / ton)

200 - 320 kW electricity

1.500 - 2.400liters of fuel($ 400 / ton)

250+family homes

1000+people


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SALES CYCLE

1) Market MiningIdentifying resources in a specific country, finding one engineering office that manages approvals there

5) Closing Contract and

initial operation*After positive check of authorities the closing

contract gets signed. Once approval is done the plant will be initially operated

2) 1000 Calls per Month and CountryCalling of 50 new contacts per day by a native-speaking country manager, automatically monitored and reported by special software

4) Approval ProcessAfter the customer signs the LOI the

engineering office starts the approval process

3) Online Presentation/Personal Meeting for LOI

Clarification of individual questions, discussion of technical details and legal requirements

*Huge upsale opportunities: Most customers start with one plant and intent to scale up in the short-term. This includes selling more identical modules as well as selling different technologies to the customers and their network.


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Although we didn’t promote the oil for the plastic

products from the ground ourselves we feel obliged

to neutralize the CO2 emission caused when using

plastic waste as energy source. That’s why we

neutralize it through massive reforestation.

THE BIOFABRIK REFORESTATION PROGRAMME

CO2-NEUTRALISATION THROUGH REFORESTATION

Plastic waste contains bound CO2 that

gets emitted when used as energy

Reforestation in cooperation with local

NGOs for 2,7 ct. per liter fuel

50 - 90 hektar new forest per WASTX and year


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Apart from carefully selected patents the only thing

that protects us from copy-cats in the long-term is

rapid improvement. For this, we are building an AI

center that analyses tiny variations in plant

performance and suggests potential improvements

to the engineering team.

THE BIOFABRIK AI CENTER

RAPID IMPROVEMENT WITH DEEP LEARNING

AI based deep learning software analyzes

performance of all WASTX plants worldwide

Identifies improvement potentials that

get tested in simulation software

Parallel testing of improvements on 3 units


200.000 data points per plant and day

Cloud Sync of all WASTX data streams

worldwide

Neural Network to decide which data is

relevant

Artificial Intelligence to identify new correlations

Simulation Software to identify successful ideas

Parallel testingon 3 units

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There are already several projects to clean the ocean

from plastic waste. The WASTX technologie supplies

them with an on-going and scalable revenue stream

to speed up the cleaning process.

PLASTIC WASTE IN THE OCEANS IS WORLD’S LARGEST OIL FIELD

PROCESSING OF MARINE PLASTIC

Autonomous collection of marine plastic

with solar catamaran

500.000 m² cleared ocean surface

per boat and month


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WHO ARE OUR COMPETITORS

Small, decentral

Low environmental standards

INDUSTRY-SIZED RECYCLING PLANTS

LARGE GARBAGE INCINERATOR PLANTS

CHINESE PYROLYSIS PLANTS

large, centralized

Highest environmental standards

LANDFILLS

UNREGULATED RECYCLING COMPANIES


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The container based WASTX Plastic transforms from 250 kg

hazardous waste material becomes a valuable resource.

PLASTIC WASTE TO ENERGY

1 KG PLASTIC

1 LiterFUEL

FROM

250 KGPLASTIC WASTE

PER DAY Handout WASTX Plastic Version 1.0

1 Liter FUEL

3,5 kWhELECTRICITY

plastic waste per module and day into clean energy. A

The

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The plant processes post-consumer waste materials such

as HDPE, LDPE and PP into a high-quality energy source

with a fuel value of 11 kWh.

Starting from 250 kg input per day

Pitch Deck WASTX Plastic Version 0.9Handout WASTX Plastic Version 1.0

WASTX Plastic converts plastic waste into energy. It is

characterized by a modular, decentralized and scalable design.

The technology can be viewed as an orderable series system.

1 kg of plastic waste becomes 1 l of fuel

The throughput can be easily increased by connecting the

reactor modules in parallel with the same peripherals.

Fully automated reactor

The input substrate is disintegrated in a single process,

distilled and converted into fuel or, if desired, into

electricity.

THE WASTX PLASTIC

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DECENTRALIZED AND INFINITELY SCALABLE

The optional generator is a generator specially optimized

for the processing of pyrolysis distillates for stand-alone

operation. It is characterized by high robustness, simple

construction and good efficiency. The thermal power can

also be used by means of an optional CHP module.

Use of electricity and heat

Handout WASTX Plastic Version 1.0

Depending on the configuration, the WASTX Plastic

modules are installed in 20- or 40-ft containers.

Decentralised container design

After shredding, the substrate is stored in the silo and

automatically added to the process in order to achieve the

best possible processability in the reactor.

Cutting mill and silo

27Handout WASTX Plastic Version 1.0

DATA SHEET

TECHNICAL DATA

Waterproof Body-Kit

19” Touch Display

Compacting application system also for light and liquid substrates

Continuous compact pyrolysis reactor with patented multi-zone heating system

Kondensationsstände mit Filtration

Siemens control system with extensive sensor technology

Security system

Water cooling + backup system

Automated ash removal

Processes polyolefins: PE, PP, LDPE, HDPE

Up to 15 % contamination according to Black/Whitelist

Pyrolysis condensates (PYTROL: energy content approx. 10 kWh/l)

meets military, shipping and all German environmental standards

PROCESSABLE MATERIALS

HDPE

LDPE

PP

Containers, IBCs, plates, foils

Injection moulded parts of packaging, household goods or technical articles

Foils such as cling films, carrier bags, etc.

Agricultural foils, milk carton-coatings, refuse sacks and shrink films

Interior fittings of passenger cars, dashboards and battery housings

Crash absorbers, child seats, bicycle helmets

Transformer housings, wire and cable sheaths

Insulating foils, pipelines, cups, bottle closures

Internal parts for dishwashers, thermo transport boxes

Boil-proof films, reusable containers

Packaging parts, drinking straws, adhesive films

Plastic banknotes such as the Australian dollar

PP fibres in home textiles, carpets, sports textiles, packaging materials,

Hygiene products, medical products, floatable ropes, geotextiles

Die containerbasierte WASTX Plastic verwandelt ab 250 kg

wertloser Reststoff wird so zum wertvollen Rohstoff.

ENERGIE AUS PLASTIKABFALL

1 KG PLASTIK

1 LiterKRAFTSTOFF

AB

250 KGPLASTIKABFALL

PRO TAG Handout WASTX Plastic Version 0.91

1 Liter KRAFTSTOFF

3,5 kWhSTROM

Plastikabfall pro Modul und Tag in saubere Energie. Ein bisher 1 L OIL WASTE

0,9 LPRODUCT

UP TO

2 TONSOIL WASTE

PER DAY

NEEDS ONLY

3 WH / LOIL WASTE

PER DAY

A NEW WAY FOR OLD OIL

The compact, fully automated and highly profitable

WASTX Oil converts up to 2000 litres of polluted oil per day

and unit into usable fuel.

The

A plant with a base area of 2 euro pallets is capable of

processing 60 tons of waste containing mineral oil a day.

Only 300 Wh per Liter

Pitch Deck WASTX Plastic Version 0.9

WASTX Oil extracts valuable products from mineral oil waste. It is

characterised by an extremely compact design and high

efficiency. The technology can be viewed as an orderable series

plant.

Processes up to 60 tons of oil waste per month

For the treatment of one litre of mineral oil waste, the plant

requires only about 300 Wh. The product contains about ten

times the amount of energy.

Up to 90 % usable product

Depending on the input substrate, the plant produces up to 90%

tradable product.

THE WASTX OIL

Handout WASTX Oil Version 1.0


DECENTRALIZED AND INFINITELY SCALABLE

Highly efficient reactor

The input material is heated in a few milliseconds. In this way,

impurities are separated and the oil fraction is transferred into

the gas phase with unique efficiency.

Special rectification

The gas phase is separated into heavy and light boilers. This

results in different distillate qualities. Products suitable for

engines are discharged, other fractions repeat the process.

Economical residual material

About 10 % of the raw material leaves the process as a tar-like

residue. This can be used for bitumen production or as a

substitute fuel. No further waste is produced.


DATA SHEET

TECHNICAL DATA

Attractive Body-Kit

19” Touch Display

Input system

Continuous, fully automatic processing

Siemens control system with extensive sensor technology

security system

Base oils/middle distillates

gas oils

(energy content approx. 10 kWh/l)

Meets military, shipping and all German environmental standards

PROCESSABLE MATERIAL

ASN

130701

130110

130111

130112

130113

130205

130206

130207

130208

130307

130308

INPUT MATERIAL

Contaminated diesel or heating oils

Non-chlorinated hydraulic oils

Synthetic hydraulic oils

easily biodegradable hydraulic oils

Other hydraulic oils

Non-chlorinated mineral oil-based machine, gear and lubricating oils

Synthetic machine, gear and lubricating oils based on mineral oil

Easily biodegradable machine, gear and lubricating oils

Other machine, gear and lubricating oils

Non-chlorinated mineral oil-based insulating and heat transfer oils

Synthetic insulating and heat transfer oils

MODEL

G1, G2, G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3

G3


EFFICACY

50 - 80 %

PROCESSES LD-PEAND

HD-PE/PP

The WASTX

washes, dries and shreds plastic waste and produces

The container-based WASTX Return automatically sorts,

recycled plastics for the plastics industry.

Return

RECYCLING FLAKES WITH

15- 25 MMGRAIN SIZE

DECENTRALISED PLASTIC RECYCLING


WASTX Return is the first container-based, decentralised plant for the

production of recycled plastics that enables the equivalent replacement

of new plastics. The advantages of the process compared to conventional

processes are the low energy and water consumption and the washing

without chemicals with very high cleaning performance.

THE WASTX RETURN

Handout WASTX Return Version 1.0

Automatic sorting, cleaning and drying of plastic

wasteThe plant processes mixed fractions and also heavily soiled plastics with adhesions and adhesive residues.

Production of recycled polymersThe WASTX Return produces washed PP/PE flakes with a grain size of 15 to 25 mm and a market value of 350 € to 900 € per ton.

HIGH THROUGHPUT DESPITE SMALL FLOOR AREA

Processes heavily soiled plastics

The special cleaning system, based on strong friction and

turbulent water flows, even removes adhesive residues and labels

without the addition of chemicals.

Decentralized and easily scalable

The average daily output of a WASTX Return is 500 kg/h HD-PE or

250 kg/h LD-PE. Thanks to the container design, the throughput

can be easily scaled by additional modules.


Despite its compact dimensions, the WASTX Return enables a high throughput and

thus returns large quantities of plastic waste to the material cycle. The plants are

consistently installed in containers and are suitable both for the expansion of

existing recycling plants and for the uncomplicated installation of a complete

WASTX system.

UNIQUE PURITY OF THEEND PRODUCTS


High-purity raw materials from residual materials

WASTX Return's recycled plastics achieve a quality that can

compete with virgin material - at a fraction of the price.

Efficient and environmentally friendly

Decentralised material recovery without emissions, no use of

chemicals, low energy consumption, water treatment with closed

circuit.

The cleaning process removes almost all dirt on the surface and relies exclusively on

mechanical cleaning without chemicals. A compact additional module for process

water treatment is also available.

DATENBLATT


STRUCTURE

Feeding belt with a feeding width of approx. 500 mm

Cutting mill with target grain size from 15 - 25 mm

Separator for the separation of impurities such as stones, metal and glass

Hydrodynamic cleaning unit made of special cast stainless steel

Hydrocyclone for separation of heavy materials such as PET, copper wire, paper fibres

Phase Separator for separating plastics from contaminated process water

Press for further dewatering

Thermal dryer with a thermal output of up to 80 kW

Separator system with rotary valve and discharge cyclone

Control cabinet and cabling based on Siemens S7

TECHNICAL DATA

Input: HD-PE/PP: thickness 0.1 - 3 mm; max. grain size 200mm;

LD-PE: film thickness 20 - 80 micrometers; max. grain size 300mm

Yield: 50 to 80%, depending on substrate quality

Throughput (Output): HD-PE: 500 kg/h LD-PE: 250 kg/h

Output: Washed flakes with a grain size of 15 - 25 mm on average

Surface residual moisture (output): <1% for hard plastics; <3% for foils

WASTXDETOXDecentralized, container-based preparation of

contaminated fuels


With its various pyrolysis technologies, the Biofabrik implements the purification of plastic, oil and other wastes. Due to the composition of the raw materials, however, the distillates produce impurities such as sulphur, chlorine or heavy metals, which make it difficult to market the fuels or use them in engines.

In order to solve this problem, a process has been developed which can perform this task locally, fully automatically, as an optional component or as a stand-alone solution, in line with our technologies. So far, there is no technology that meets these requirements.

BACKGROUND

Handout WASTXDETOX Version 1.0

Fully automatic, remote maintenance, turn-key ready

As an individual solution on a rental or purchase basis

Container-based and decentralized

Low process costs - High product quality

Oxygen

A patented process using sodium dispersion made it possible to achieve this goal for the first time. The underlying technology has existed for a long time, but has never been applied to the project objectives.

The purification takes place in a multi-stage, protected process in which the largest number of problem-causing impurities bind to the heated sodium solution and are then discharged in a distillation process based on the WASTX Oil technology and finally purified.

The system is therefore infinitely scalable from one tonne per day in container design and thus the only currently available solution in a wide range of applications.

Multiple processing makes it possible to safely process almost any contaminated fuel or oil.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/TranslatorWater

PBC

Acid

Heavy metals

Sulphur

Chlorine

Furans

SOLUTION

WASTXDETOX

20- or 40-foot container

Raw material throughput: from 1 ton per hour

Litigation costs from 25 Euro per ton

Residue: approx. 5% dry, bound, storable

WASTXOIL

20- or 40-foot container

Distillate throughput: 150 litres per hour

Litigation costs: approx. 75 Euro per tonne

1-5: Five WASTX Oil Modules per WASTX Detox


PROCESS

6 m

Steady State Tank

Process Tank 2

,4 m

20 Feet Container

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Product

Tank

Dis

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1. Preparation of the raw material by pre-distillation, removal of contamination and light fractions

2. Dispersion of the sodium charge with process oil for metered process induction

3. introduction of the sodium dispersion into the pre-cleaned product

4. The waste material is discharged and the finished product is stored. If necessary, multiple loop.


FIELDS OF APPLICATION

Clean up tank farms

The fields of application of the WASTX Detox are almost infinite, especially in connection with sister technologies such as plastic and waste oil pyrolysis. From the treatment of our own distillates from these techniques to the treatment of bunker and contaminated generator oils to heavy oil, everything is possible. The container solution makes it possible to implement rental, pay-per-use or leasing models.

Desulfurize shipping oils

Treat loaded generator or lubricating oils

and much more...

Pyrolysis oils for standard fuel


STATUS OF DEVELOPMENTS

Our exclusive development partners have been successfully using this process for several decades in the treatment of contaminated fuels and oils worldwide. The focus here was on special plants developed to customer specifications. The container-based, inexpensive WASTX Detox has now been jointly developed.

The functionality with pyrolysis oils from tyre, plastic and waste oil treatment has already been successfully proven and confirmed by accredited fuel laboratories (analysis on request).

In the next step, the plant will be scaled to container size in a first version and transferred to series operation.

After the endurance test, it is handed over to the automation and series production partners of the bio factory and officially made available to the market.

June 2019: Handover to automation and production

May 2019: Completion of endurance test

April 2019: Completion of prototype

End of 2019: Delivery to first customers

Test of pyrolysis oils under standard conditions

Construction of laboratory plant for pyrolysis

Many years of proof of the procedure

Concept Prototype


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