LyondellBctsell starts up pilot plant to recycle plastics

摘要

LYONDELLBASELL has started operation of a new pilot plant for a pyrolysis process that it is developing to convert plastics waste into new plastics feedstock. The chemicals major commissioned the pilot plant at its Ferrara site in Italy in July and has now started it up. It is capable of processing 5-10 kg/h of post-consumer plastic waste. The company has named its process MoReTec and describes a molecular recycling technique that uses a catalyst in the pyrolysis process to improve the breakdown of plastic.