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 Advanced
Pyrolysis Systems - Plastic Waste
IES believes that our Advanced Pyrolysis technology provides a natural
solution to the extensive issue that the commercial,
industrial, governmental,
and institutional segments of this country all possess the growing need and use
of plastic and all
their sub-line solutions to dispose and recycle it as a
product. Plastic and mixed plastics waste, by weight, represent less
than
1% of all packaging waste. However, it should be noted that this could be
considered minimal in comparison to their
waste streams. It presents
particular and significant differentialities to the environment and to
individuals health.
Part of the difficulty in dealing with plastic waste is its diversity.
Waste plastics encompass a wide range of materials with
mid range properties,
developed to suit each individual application. Plastic waste is also in
many forms, such as film,
structured moldings, foam and bottles. A single
'plastic waste' is also frequently multi-layered, combining polymers or using
plastics in combination with metals or rubber. The organic content is
greater than 95%, but the remaining 5% embrace a wide range of additives, added
to enhance certain properties. The chemistry of the polymers varies
widely. Waste plastics are mainly composed of polyethylene, e.g. LDPE,
HDPE, polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and
polyethylene terephthalenta (PET). The presence of halognenated polymers
places particular challenges upon disposal. PVC is the largest volume
part, and this is thought to be an important potential source for the formation
of dioxins and furans in certain waste processes. This is not the case
with the IES Advanced Pyrolysis Systems, where no dioxins or furans are formed.
This variability creates a challenge in recovering value from plastic
waste. It is difficult and expensive to de-polymerize polymers to the
monomers and the recovery of monomers from mixed polymers is impractical. These
difficulties are overcome by utilizing the IES Advanced Pyrolytic System.
The IES solution provides a unique opportunity for municipalities, and
private industrial sectors alike to deal with the issue of plastic in a
recyclable manner and rid the contents of any toxic chemicals.
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