Production of liquid fuels through pyrolysis conversion of low-grade plastic-rich wastes

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The technology proposed here will contribute to all aspects of the energy trilemma as well as offering acommunity-scale solution for waste management. This project will investigate, process model and validate afurther step being added onto an existing Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT) plant, post-pyrolysis, which willenable valuable products to be recovered. These products will include liquid fuels, and the work describedhere will build on a process model developed during a round 3 Energy Catalyst project, validated through pilot-scale pyrolysis trials of specified waste materials. The stored fuels opens up the opportunity of stored fuels forlocal use derived from low-value, but ever-present, materials. The objectives of this project are to: 1)determine the types and abundance of plastics available in feedstocks, 2) model and validate the chemicalcomposition of the feedstocks and the conversion to condensed liquid outputs, and 3) develop a business casefor commercialisation of the liquid fuels and chemical products in both the UK and in Nigeria. This provingprocess will help unlock further investment and ensure that the UK is at the forefront of flexible ATT processes.