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Plastic to Oil: What Are the High-Value Applications of Pyrolysis Products?

Plastic waste—the world’s most voluminous solid pollutant—erodes ecosystems, contaminates waterways, and suffocates marine life. This demands urgent global action.

Over 400 million tons of plastic waste flood our planet yearly, yet only 9% is recycled. For mixed or low-value plastics, chemical recycling—especially pyrolysis—is key. Niutech, a STAR Market-listed innovator with 30+ years of expertise, deploys industrial continuous pyrolysis systems worldwide. It shifts plastic from “end-of-life burden” to “renewable resource” across 10+ countries.

  1. From Waste to Resource: Plastic as “Urban Oil Fields”  

A single Niutech pyrolysis unit processes millions of tons of “white pollution” yearly. With ~20,000 real-time parameters, it converts plastic into fuel oil and chemical feedstocks. At scale, waste plastic transforms from environmental liability to “urban oil fields.”

Niutech conquered the pyrolysis industrialization’s core challenge: continuous stable operation. Its breakthroughs span three dimensions:

  1. Process Innovation:

Patented “thermal dispersion, gas-tight sealing, anti-polymerization” tech solves coking, sealing, and polymerization issues.

Operates safely in oxygen-free, atmospheric conditions.

Smart controls enable year-round 10,000-ton scale runs. Reactor lifespan exceeds 10 years. Minimal staffing, maximum safety.

  1. Material Versatility:

Processes PP, PE, PS (single or mixed), plus low-value waste like medical plastics and ocean debris. Example: Medical waste line in Henan achieves full viral decontamination while producing fuel oil and solid fuel.

  1. Eco-Efficiency:

99% waste disposal rate.

Flue gas heat recovery cuts energy use >30%.

Slashes carbon footprint: Processing 100,000 tons of plastic reduces CO₂ by 290,000 tons.

  1. Value Maximization: From Oil to Chemical Gold  

Product quality defines economic value. Niutech optimizes processes and supply chains to unlock peak value:

Thailand Project (30,000 tons/year): Refines pyrolysis oil into gasoline/diesel fractions for fuel or chemical feedstocks.

Denmark Project: Ships pyrolysis oil to BASF, upgrading it into recycled plastic monomers—achieving “molecular-level circularity.”

As co-author of the Chemical Recycling of Waste Plastics White Paper, Niutech confirms purified pyrolysis oil can replace petroleum in new plastics, reducing fossil dependence.

Through continuous, intelligent, high-value pyrolysis, Niutech turns plastic waste into “urban oil fields” of energy and chemicals—pioneering a green circular economy.

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