Our services
We offer state-of-the-art recycling technologies.
A water-based process to remove the adhesive and inks between sheets. This facilitates the recycling of each of these materials that make up the multilayer products.
This procedure consists of the following steps:
1. Conditioning and shredding of the laminated plastic material
All laminated plastic material is crushed in a specific mill for each type of material to obtain smaller particles.
2. Mechanical pre-treatment.
This is one of the most important innovations in our technology. It creates access for the delamination solution to penetrate to the interface, reducing treatment times and making the process economically viable.
3. Removal of ink and/or adhesive.
The pre-treated laminated plastic material is introduced into a reactor, so that the delaminating reactives can access the interlaminar area of the laminated plastic material and remove the ink and adhesive.
4. Separation of the plastic material and the aqueous material.
After the rinsing stage, the plastic material and the rinsing solution are placed in a centrifuge to separate the plastic material from the aqueous solution, which contains the water together with the ink and adhesive residues.
5. Separation of plastic materials.
Lastly, the different materials that made up the multilayer product are separated into different streams for subsequent recycling.
6. Water treatment
Our technology works in a closed water cycle, so that the ink and adhesive are continuously separated from the water so that they can be reused in the process.
This technology has the following advantages:
- A clean product is obtained that is VOC-free and odour-free plastic that is fully reusable for other uses, increasing the quality and value of the recycled plastic. Making it possible for our customers to access a larger market.
- The process is totally environmentally friendly.
- The deodorisation module is a hermetically sealed circuit that allows heat recovery.
- The deodorisation module can act as a separate module to the recycling process. In this case, its input to the process would be the recycled pellets, and it could become a system for improving the quality of the product already recycled by other companies.
- The delamination module can be integrated into a washing process reducing energy and water consumption.
The organic compounds that cause the bad smell of recycled plastics are found both inside the polymer matrix and on the surface of the plastic. In order to increase the quality of recycled plastics, a process and a system have been developed to remove these odours by extracting the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with water vapour.
This solution is based on the fact that steam extraction favours the internal diffusion of volatile compounds due to the working temperature, as well as decreases the boiling point of volatile organic compounds as they are immiscible with water and therefore favours their evaporation from the surface of the polymer into the gas phase and consequent elimination.
The process for the removal of odours from recycled plastic materials comprises the following steps and equipment:
1. Shredding
2. Chemical washing of shredded plastic with surfactant in a stirred tank.
3. Rinsing of the plastic material to remove the dirt and chemicals used in the chemical wash in a rinse tank.
4. Drying of the rinsed material in a mechanical dryer.
5. Deodorisation of dry plastic material in a deodorisation module.
This technology has the following advantages:
- A clean product is obtained that is VOC-free and odour-free plastic that is fully reusable for other uses, increasing the quality and value of the recycled plastic. Making it possible for our customers to access a larger market.
- The process is totally environmentally friendly.
- The deodorisation module is a hermetically sealed circuit that allows heat recovery.
- The deodorisation module can act as a separate module to the recycling process. In this case, its input to the process would be the recycled pellets, and it could become a system for improving the quality of the product already recycled by other companies.
- The delamination module can be integrated into a washing process reducing energy and water consumption.
In order to improve the quality of recycled plastics, a process has been developed for the removal of organic contaminants (NIAS) in recycled plastic materials working at atmospheric pressure using a non-volatile, water-soluble extracting agent.
These contaminants are found both inside the polymer matrix and on the surface of the plastic. It has been shown that the organic compounds migrate from the plastic matrix into the solvent, thus reducing their concentration in the plastic.
The procedure for decontamination of recycled plastic consists of the following steps:
1. Separation and shredding of plastic.
2. Washing, rinsing.
3.Drying.
4. Descontaminación.
This is carried out in the decontamination module, where the contaminants and additives present in the recycled plastic are removed. This process incorporates a water recovery system and recovery of the extractor agent to minimise the consumption of water and reagents, working in a closed cycle.
This technology has the following advantages:
- The aim of this technology is to achieve food grade quality for polyolefins.
- Eliminates a wider range of organic compounds, from the most volatile to the heaviest.
- Working at atmospheric pressure, the technology is simple and easy to implement.
- It does not use toxic agents at any point in the process.
- The decontamination module can act as an independent module to the recycling process.. In this case, its input to the process would be the recycled pellets, and it could become a system for improving the quality of the product already recycled by other companies.
- The decontamination stage can be carried out before or after regranulation.
PATENTED
All our technologies are registered at the Spanish Patent Office and protected by Law 11/1986 of 20 March 1986 on Patents. This grants us the exclusive right to exploit, sell and use them.
VALIDATED
Each of the procedures described have been the result of exhaustive laboratory and plant research and development in order to achieve the full viability of our services.
SCALABLES
Each of the technologies is adapted to the volume required for recycling. This feature makes our services flexible for each type of user depending on their needs.
Our company has more than 7 years of experience in R&D projects, obtaining 4 public grants and developing 3 patents in the last 4 years. We collaborate with the University of Alicante and the Alicante Science Park to be at the forefront of research. We have testing and technical analysis equipment, as well as pilot plastic recycling lines to offer efficient and sustainable solutions in the management of plastic waste. In addition, we provide technical consultancy with our team of more than 20 years of experience in the plastics recycling sector. We are committed to finding innovative and quality solutions.
Start to revalue waste
8
CLIENTS
Since our creation, we have worked and/or collaborated with a total number of companies.
300%
ANNUAL GROWTH
This year alone our business growth has been three times higher.
9 (TRL)
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL
This is the ultimate level of maturity of our technology. A level that is only achieved when they have been tested in real environments.
+1000t
RECYCLED
With all our technologies we have managed to recycle more than a thousand tonnes of plastic.
How do we work?
First, we meet with stakeholders to find out what problems they have with their waste and what solutions we can offer them.
Once this first part is understood, we move on to laboratory tests on small samples to examine the technical feasibility. Then we move on to the pilot plant testing phase. This is a crucial phase where the material is worked on an industrial scale and where the economic viability of applying our technology is tested.
