Oil
39 MJ/kg
calorific value
Feedstock for petrochemicals, where it becomes new plastics again. Or fuel.
Plastic is just oil in another shape.
Heat without oxygen breaks it back down into oil, gas and carbon. No flame, inside a sealed reactor. Tyres and mixed plastics included.
What happens inside the reactor
Four steps, no flame. Click through the steps.
Shredding to a uniform fraction
Waste is shredded into even pieces and cleared of metal, glass and stone. The more uniform the input, the cleaner the oil.
- Tyre fraction
- 55 × 55 mm
- Industrial line input
- 700–1,000 kg/h
Decomposition without oxygen
In the reactor, the material is heated to 400–600 °C with no air. It doesn’t burn; it breaks into shorter molecules that evaporate.
- Reactor temperature
- 400–600 °C
- Atmosphere
- oxygen-free
Vapour turns into oil
The vapour cools. Heavier parts condense into oil, lighter ones stay gas. Carbon leaves through the bottom.
- Oil from a tonne of plastic
- 630 kg
- Oil from a tonne of tyres
- 360 kg
The gas powers the plant
A CHP unit burns the gas to power and heat the plant. The surplus is yours; oil and carbon are for sale.
- Gas calorific value
- 31.8 MJ/m³
- Plant’s own consumption
- 380 kW
- CHP electrical efficiency
- approx. 40%
Bury it, burn it, or break it down?
Three routes for waste that can’t be recycled. Only one turns it into something you can sell.
| Aspect | Landfill | Incinerator | Pyrolysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happens | It lies in the ground. | It burns. | It breaks down without oxygen. |
| What’s left | All of the waste. | Ash and flue gas. | Oil, gas and carbon. |
| What you get | A rising fee, a ban from 2030. | A gate fee to pay. | Raw materials and your own energy. |
What belongs in the reactor
Almost anything with carbon and hydrogen. But composition matters.
Best
PE, PP and PS (films, packaging, cups), tyres and rubber. They give the most oil.
In smaller shares
PET and PVC. Oxygen and chlorine lower oil quality, so only in small shares.
Doesn’t belong
Metal, glass and stone don’t break down. Wet material is best dried first.
Show the waste catalogue codes
- 16 01 03Tyresline and module
- 20 01 39Plasticsline and module
- 07 02 13Plastic waste from productionline and module
- 20 01 01Paper and cardboardmodule
- 20 01 11Textilesmodule
- 04 02 21Unprocessed textile fibresmodule
- 03 01 05Sawdust, shavings, cuttings and woodmodule
- 02 02 02Animal-tissue wastemodule
Codes per the European List of Waste. We assess other types from an analysis of your sample.
What comes out of the reactor
Mostly oil from plastic, a broader mix from tyres. None of it ends up as waste.
Gas
31.8 MJ/m³
calorific value
Similar to natural gas. It powers the plant; the surplus energy is yours.
Carbon
over 92%
carbon content
For filters, concrete, industry and soil. Tyres yield carbon black.
Steel
about 70 kg
per tonne of tyres
Tyre cord comes out clean and goes straight to steelworks.
Two sizes of technology
A line for large streams, a module for smaller volumes right at the source.
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Industrial line
For waste collectors, recyclers, industrial parks and towns.
- Daily capacity
- up to 17 t
- Annual capacity
- 5,600–8,000 t
- Dimensions (L × W × H)
- 24.4 × 4.9 × 5.4 m
- Footprint
- approx. 120 m²
- Own consumption
- 380 kW from its own gas
- Inputs
- plastics, tyres
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Compact module
For factories, farms, sorting lines and smaller towns.
- Capacity
- 1–3 t a day
- Operation
- up to 350 days a year
- Reactors
- 3 independent, 8 or 12 h cycle
- Heating
- electric panels, no burners
- Average power draw
- 10–20 kW
- Target payback
- within 3 years
What’s in your waste
Enter the type and volume of your waste. You’ll see the result instantly.
The calculation uses the average balance of an industrial line: gas at 31.8 MJ/m³, oil at 39 MJ/kg, CHP electrical efficiency of 40% and the line’s own consumption of 380 kW. Actual values depend on the composition of your material and are confirmed by a feasibility study.
A closed process. Open numbers.
Nothing burns in the reactor. The only emission source is the CHP unit on the plant’s own gas, with the same limits as a gas engine.
Permitting is usually the longest part of a project. That’s why we run it ourselves, from day one.
- EIA screening
- Czech Act No. 100/2001 Coll.
- Air dispersion study
- air quality, Act No. 201/2012 Coll.
- Operating permit
- Act No. 541/2020 Coll.
- Building permit
- the construction part
- REACH registration
- oil and carbon as products, not waste
- Grid connection
- to sell surplus power to the grid
Questions we get asked
Is pyrolysis the same as incineration?
No. Incineration is oxidation: material burns in air and its energy leaves in hot flue gas. Pyrolysis happens without oxygen. Heat breaks the material into smaller molecules, which we capture as oil, gas and carbon and trade onwards.
How much energy does the plant use?
An industrial line needs roughly 380 kW. A CHP unit running on its own pyrolysis gas covers that, so the line is energy self-sufficient and needs no permanent external power connection. A compact module draws 10–20 kW on average.
What if my waste composition changes?
The process is tuned to a specific material. The compact module has its own programme for each input type; the industrial line works best with a steady mix. The feasibility study starts from an analysis of your samples, and we propose how to even out the input.
Who will buy the oil and carbon?
You can sell them yourself. Or use our offtake: we buy the products at a price fixed in the contract and arrange collection.
How much space does a line need?
An industrial line sits in modular containers measuring 24.4 × 4.9 × 5.4 m and takes up about 120 m². Hardstanding with utility connections is enough. Compact modules are smaller. We assess your site at the first analysis.
How quickly does the investment pay back?
Mainly on what you pay for disposal today, what you get for the oil and carbon, and how much energy you use yourself. For compact modules the manufacturer expects payback within 3 years. We calculate it for your site in the feasibility study. If you’d rather not invest at all, choose the pay-per-tonne model.
Send us a sample. We’ll work out what’s in it.
Type, volume and where it arises. We’ll send a preliminary balance.