US plastics recycling technology firm Refinity has chosen Canadian engineering company Zeton to design and build a 10,000 metric tonnes/yr modular plastics-to-olefins demonstration plant.
Refinity plans to situate the facility next to a third-party petrochemical steam cracker, allowing olefins made from mixed plastic waste to feed directly into downstream operations.
The company's fluidized-bed technology converts mixed plastic waste into light olefins, such as ethylene and propylene, which can be integrated into petrochemical production after the steam-cracking process.
The technology can achieve higher plastics-to-olefins yields than routes that first convert plastic waste into pyrolysis oil before steam cracking, according to Refinity.
Zeton, based in Oakville, Ontario, specializes in designing and building pilot, demonstration and modular production plants. The company has completed more than 1,000 projects in 45 countries and serves chemical, energy and petrochemical clients.
Neither Refinity nor Zeton disclosed the location of the demonstration plant, the project's cost, expected start-up date or the identity of the steam-cracker partner.
