Axens, IFPEN (the French Institute of Petroleum) and JEPLAN launched the enterprise launch of the Rewind PET Course of, which shall be marketed globally as a license bundle deal to Axens prospects.
Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN long-established a strategic partnership in 2020 to develop the Rewind PET chemical recycling course of, which may be utilized to recycle all sorts of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste. With the help of the French Environment and Energy Administration Firm (ADEME), this collaboration resulted throughout the growth, commissioning and startup of the semi-industrial Rewind PET unit at JEPLAN’s plant in Kitakyushu, Japan, in September 2023.
The Rewind PET course of depolymerizes PET using glycolysis. Provide: Axens.
The validation and enterprise launch of Rewind PET follows the optimistic consequence of a year-long program of checks carried out throughout the demonstration unit. A giant-scale test program demonstrated the effectiveness and reliability of the tactic whereas treating postconsumer PET waste. In response to Axens, outcomes and launch are on schedule, in keeping with the ambitions launched by the three companions. Axens is now prepared to produce an entire Rewind PET license bundle deal, along with main course of design (which may be modularized), effectivity ensures, present of proprietary gear and technical help for the startup, and operation of its prospects’ industrial fashions.
Rewind PET contains the continuous depolymerization of PET by glycolysis, adopted by purification of the following monomer, BHET (Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate). Its basic profit for producers lies in its capability to separate all parts and colorants to revive a pure BHET monomer, which can be merely re-polymerized in present (or new) polymerization crops. Recycled PET produced from the semi-industrial plant’s pure BHET monomer has already acquired approval from plenty of most important corporations throughout the meals packaging and cosmetics sectors, underlining its potential for widespread market adoption.
“With this revolutionary course of, we’re in a position to help our customers in reaching their formidable targets for the incorporation of recycled provides in numerous industrial sectors, starting with packaging and textiles. It is a extremely efficient response to the challenges of ecological transition for producers and mannequin homeowners seeking reliable, sustainable choices to adapt their industrial companies,” says Quintin Debuisschert, chairman and CEO of Axens.