Recycling cascade for plastic waste

The perfect technology combination for your waste

It is particularly important to find the right process for waste that is difficult to recycle. The waste is, for example, mixed packaging waste, shredder residues or composite materials that can no longer be recycled using conventional mechanical processes.

With the CCPE recycling cascade, we at Fraunhofer CCPE can show you how high-quality plastic recyclates can be produced again from your plastic-containing waste with an optimised product yield. This is based on a combination of three Fraunhofer recycling technologies: solvent based recycling, solvolysis and the iCycle® process. We also deal with mechanical pre-treatment for process-orientated material feeding (shredding, sifting, washing).


Would you like to know which recycling method will generate the best output from your input material? We will be happy to support you with suitable solutions and answer your questions. 

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Detailed information

 

Solvent based recycling

It is suitable for various mixed materials, as impurities and additives are effectively removed. Recovery of recycled plastics in virgin quality possible.

 

Solvolysis

Solvolysis leads to the complete or partial decomposition of polymers into their monomers and other valuable chemicals that can be used as secondary raw materials for the chemical industry

 

Pyrolysis

The iCycle® pyrolysis system processes waste streams containing plastics that are difficult to recycle. The plastics are converted into pyrolysis oil and gas, which can be refined into basic chemicals or used as an energy source.

 

The perfect technology combination for your waste

Would you like to know by which recycling method your feedstock generates the best output?  

Publications

Position paper Recycling Technologies for Plastics

Chemical Recycling of WEEE Plastics - Production of High Purity Monocyclic Aromatic Chemicals.
Rieger, T.; Oey, J.C.; Palchyk, V.; Hofmann, A.; Franke, M.; Hornung, A.  Processes 2021, Volume 9, Issue 530.
First published: 16. März 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9030530

IP

Nachhaltiges Verfahren für das chemische Recycling von Polycarbonaten
Gujar, S., Majgaonkar, P., Pico, D.,
Patent No: DE 10 2023 116 198 B3
Date Issued: Juni 2023

Rohrofen und Verfahren zur chemischen Umsetzung
Aigner, J., Reh, K., Franke, M., Hornung, A., Hense, P.
Patent No: DE 10 2015 209 742 A1
Date Issued: Mai 2015

The Fraunhofer CCPE team “Recycling” introduces itself:

Our Research Departments

 

Advanced Recycling

Erhalten Sie hier weitere Informationen zu unserem Research Department »Advanced Recycling.«

 

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