ACCELERATING PLASTIC CIRCULARITY
The Plastic Recycling Problem
Humans have produced 8.3 BILLION TONS OF PLASTIC since largescale production began in the 1950s. Only about 30% of the plastic ever produced is still in use: the rest has been disposed of 3 ways.
The Self Powered Circular Recycling Plant
Inspired by the cycle of nature and a strong desire to find a solution that works, the Synova team worked on developing a technology that will turn the dream of a plastic circular economy into a reality.
Our Technology Platform
As the plastics industry struggles to move from a linear model to a circular one, Synova’s technology enables us to divert waste from landfills and close the loop on the plastic supply chain through a continual use of resources.
Opportunity
Synova has always been focused on commercializing technology to make the world a cleaner and more sustainable place for future generations.
Plastic is a Problem:
Humans have produced 8.3 BILLION TONS OF PLASTIC since large scale production began in the 1950s. Only about 30% of the plastic ever produced is still in use: the rest has been disposed of 3 ways:
That means we have disposed of 6.3 BILLION tons of plastic in approximately 60 years!
Approximately 40% of plastics produced every year are single use. Environmental experts have painted a bleak picture of our world in 2050 without radical change.
Plastic is a Problem:
Humans have produced 8.3 BILLION TONS OF PLASTIC since large scale production began in the 1950s. Only about 30% of the plastic ever produced is still in use: the rest has been disposed of 3 ways:
That means we have disposed of 6.3 BILLION tons of plastic in approximately 60 years!
Approximately 40% of plastics produced every year are single use. Environmental experts have painted a bleak picture of our world in 2050 without radical change.
The Self Powered Circular Recycling Plant
Evidenced by the Self Powered Circular Recycling Plant, our tested and proven technology provides a cost effective solution that radically transforms how the world approaches the recycling of plastic materials.
The Self – Powered Plastic Recycling Plant
Evidenced by the Self Powered Circular Recycling Plant, our tested and proven technology provides a cost effective solution that radically transforms how the world approaches the recycling of plastic materials.
Our Technology Platform
Synova’s technology enables a global transformation for our society.
Time for Transformation
Make plastics from plastic waste, instead of oil. By transitioning from a linear to a circular economy, waste is no longer a cost to society but instead something that has economic value.
As the plastics industry struggles to move from a linear model to a circular one, Synova’s technology enables us to divert waste from landfills and close the loop on the plastic supply chain through a continual use of resources.
Synova’s high value, carbon rich molecules are also an excellent feedstock for circular fuels (RNG/SNG), and power production.
Our Technology Platform
Synova’s technology enables a global transformation for our society.
Time for Transformation
Make plastics from plastic waste, instead of oil. By transitioning from a linear to a circular economy, waste is no longer a cost to society but instead something that has economic value.
As the plastics industry struggles to move from a linear model to a circular one, Synova’s technology enables us to divert waste from landfills and close the loop on the plastic supply chain through a continual use of resources.
Synova’s high value, carbon rich molecules are also an excellent feedstock for circular fuels (RNG/SNG), and power production.
Our Process – How It Works
Synova’s technology accepts a wide variety of feedstocks, including (mixtures of) biomass, plastics and refuse derived fuel (RDF). The RDF is obtained from MSW by removing metals, glass, rocks and oversized objects and then shredding it to create a fluffy feedstock.
RDF enters MILENA in a central riser while steam or air is injected in the riser to fluidize the hot sand. The larger amount of gas needed to internally circulate the hot sand comes from the trash that is cracked into the gaseous molecular building blocks.
The product gas, sand and char flow upwards through the riser into the settling chamber where gas velocities drop. The majority of entrained solids are separated from the product gas. The heavy solid fraction like rocks, glass and metals are not entrained and extracted directly from the bottom of the riser.
The solids collected in the settling chamber flow under the influence of gravity to the combustion chamber. The char present in these solids, as well as the tars from the tar removal process OLGA, are the energy source for the combustion.
The product gas is cooled. Temperatures of the coolers are kept above the tar dewpoint of the gas and particulates are removed downstream of the cooling. The cooling medium is generated in the flue gas cooler to also ensure high enough wall temperatures in the product gas cooler.
The gas goes through Synova’s patented OLGA gas cleanup train, a multistage scrubber in which the gas is cleaned by special scrubbing oils. The application and the recovery of these special oils is also patented.
All heavy and light tars are recycled to the gasifier where they are converted
and contribute to the energy efficiency. There is no tar waste stream.Synova’s process creates high-value molecules such as Olefins and BTX. The gas can be used to make new plastics, or can be converted to methane allowing injection into existing natural gas grids.
Climate change is a terrible problem and it absolutely needs to be solved.
– Bill Gates
Big Problems Require Bold Solutions
Solving the world’s biggest problem and creating a cleaner and more sustainable place for future generations has always been Synova’s primary focus.
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