Decontamination Technology
The definitive elimination of odors and VOCs in post-consumer recycled plastics.
No harsh odors. No toxic VOCs. Just water vapor.
The next level in the purification of post-consumer plastics.
Mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics, especially polyolefins such as PE and PP, faces a major barrier to accessing high-value applications: odor.
After being used in packaging for detergents, cosmetics, or food, these plastics absorb volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that conventional washing methods and traditional extrusion stages are unable to remove, limiting their reusability and drastically reducing their market selling price.
At Fych, we break this barrier through our Decontamination Technology, an advanced mechanical recycling solution specifically designed to eliminate internal contaminants and unwanted odors, transforming the pellets into high-purity raw material.
In Fych Technologies we provide a viable and competitive technical response, unifying maximum material purity with a clean and low environmental impact process.
Decontamination Technology by Fych.
Decontamination is an advanced mechanical recycling process that uses exclusively water vapor and vacuum to remove more than 96% of odors and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in post-consumer plastics, without altering the polymer. It has been successfully tested on HDPE, PP, PS, LDPE, and PET.
La columna de descontaminación PureSteam decontamination column is now an industrial reality thanks to the technological leadership and engineering excellence of ALTERO Recycling Machinery. As an undisputed strategic partner, ALTERO provides the top-tier engineering design and technical expertise required to manufacture and integrate these high-performance lines. This advanced system offers complete operational flexibility, either as a standalone process or fully integrated into an advanced mechanical recycling line after the extrusion stage.
The material is processed under vacuum conditions that lower the boiling point of contaminants, allowing steam to extract VOCs from within the plastic to the surface for complete removal.
Performance and market advantages
Our process is highly effective compared to traditional hot air stripping systems without vacuum, achieving deep purification in significantly shorter treatment times.
PureSteam
Columna de Descontaminación-
Total VOC reduction: Up to 84%
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Aromatic compound removal: > 90%
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Processing time: 3 - 10 hours
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Polymer oxidation risk: Very low (vacuum environment)
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Energy recovery: Possible (Steam condensation)
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Byproduct recovery: Possible (limonene, oils)
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Environmental compliance: Zero VOC emissions
Other systems
(hot air without vacuum)-
Total VOC reduction: Up to 76%
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Aromatic compound removal: < 57%
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Processing time: 8 - 12 hours
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Polymer oxidation risk: High (hot air environment)
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Energy recovery: No
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Byproduct recovery: No
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Environmental compliance: Requires post-treatment
Why Fych?
We provide you with the technology and know-how to lead the change yourself.
We believe in Do It Yourself on an industrial scale. We don't just theorize: we validate our technology with facts at our demonstration plant. We offer patented, ready-to-license solutions that enable your company to manage its own waste, optimize costs, and transform an environmental problem into a profitable new business line.
ROI in less than 24 months.
We make the recycling of complex materials profitable. By relying on purely advanced mechanical recycling, we drastically reduce operational costs. We maximize process yield to guarantee you economically viable solutions and a real payback in less than 24 months.
Turnkey industrial plant solutions.
We don't sell ideas, we install realities. We license our proprietary technologies and replicate our operational plant model directly at your facilities. We design, scale, and assemble the infrastructure, tailored 100% to your company's needs.
We recycle what everyone else rejects.
Our technology offers total versatility. We successfully process multilayer structures and complex packaging. We adapt to the real waste and production scraps handled by brand owners, converters, and recyclers, regardless of the lamination.
Clean pellets with a commercial outlet.
Technical quality that redefines the market. The result is not a by-product, but a high-technical-quality recycled pellet, ready to be successfully reintroduced into the market.
