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    Renewables | Waste to plastic

    As pressure intensifies on the plastics industry to take action with recycling and renewables initiatives, the global demand for plastics continues to increase. This puts pressure on the industry to keep up while also meeting increasingly tough legislative restrictions.

    Meanwhile, global waste levels are predicted to grow by 70% by 2050, creating an attractive opportunity to meet all sides of the demand by recycling mixed waste to create plastic.

    While current known solutions can produce plastic from sorted waste, and fuel from mixed waste, the high chlorine content in raw PVC (the third-most produced polymer) and impurities from other waste streams has meant producing plastic from mixed waste has so far been unachievable.

    However, there is now a new way.

    A unique recycling solution

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    Introducing PureStep™

    With Topsoe’s groundbreaking solution PureStep™, we can utilize our hydroprocessing knowledge to remove impurities from the liquified feedstock. This means new plastic can now be created from low-grade mixed waste - including tires, municipal solid waste and products containing PVC.

    Not only does this revolutionary solution remove the need of fossil-based resources, it also reduces reliance on costly and time-consuming sorting or decreases used plastic going to landfill or incineration.

    A stronger position against restrictive legislation

    All of this helps keep the industry on right side of future regulations and market pressure, as well as helping to create a stronger position, more sustainable profile and wider offering.

    With 80 years of experience as a world leader in catalysts and proprietary technology, we are the first and only provider who can offer a solution of this capacity.

    What’s more, this solution can be fully tailored to specific needs, and together we can create a profitable and responsible circular economy, where both the plastics industry and planet benefits from this recycling opportunity.

    Investing in R&D

    Topsoe is a company of proven high-level solutions which are driven by our investment in research.

    Today, we invest about 9% of our revenue in R&D. That’s why we are able to create technologies, solutions and applications that help our customers anticipate and overcome a range of challenges. This investment, combined with our experience and expertise, means that we have the solutions to help you future-proof your business.

    Catalysts

      

    TK-10 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    TK-10 is an inert hold-down catalyst applicable as topping layer in catalytic reactors instead of ...

    TK-335 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    TK-335 is developed for fixed-bed HDO service. This catalyst is typically applied as top grading in ...

    TK-339 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    TK-339 is developed for fixed-bed hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) service. The catalyst is typically ...

    TK-341 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    TK-341 is developed for fixed-bed hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) service. The catalyst is typically ...

    TK-359 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    TK-359 is developed for fixed-bed hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) service. The catalyst is typically ...

    TK-3000 PhosTrap™| Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    A patent-pending solution for phosphorus control and low-hydrogenation activity. The TK-3000 ...

    TK-441 SiliconTrap™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    Replacing TK-431, TK-441 SiliconTrap™ is a high surface area catalyst for desulfurization of coker ...

    TK-447 SiliconTrap™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    Replacing TK-437, the new generation TK-447 SiliconTrap™ is a very high surface area catalyst for ...

    TK-26 TopTrap™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    Particulate trap TK-26 TopTrap™ is an inert macro-porous material designed to pick up iron scale ...

    TK-342 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    The TK-342’s properties make it an excellent high-selectivity bulk solution. Activity and yield are ...

    TK-330 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

    The TK-330 ensures that your intermediate-product quality is maximized after the phosphorus-trap ...

    Equipment

      

    Catalyst support | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Catalyst Support is designed to support the combined weight of the catalyst, support material ...

    Inlet diffuser | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Inlet Diffusers are optimized and customized for every unit, taking into account all your ...

    Scale catcher | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    A common problem in hydroprocessing reactors, is pressure drop build-up caused by various particles ...

    Outlet collector | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Outlet Collector ensures even flow distribution in the bottom bed to maximize catalyst ...

    Quench mixer | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Quench Mixer ensures efficient mixing of catalyst bed effluents from both above and from the ...

    Redistribution tray | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Redistribution Tray ensures uniform redistribution of the mixer effluents to the catalyst bed ...

    Distributor tray | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

    Our Vapor Lift Distributor Tray (VLT) ensures uniform distribution of liquid and gas over the ...

    Process licensing

      

    Catalytic dewaxing | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

    Significant cold flow improvement The cold flow properties of higher end-point feeds, tight oils, ...

    Revamping hydroprocessing units | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

    The Topsoe Approach There are many good business reasons for considering revamping a ...

    HydroFlex™ technology | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

    The reliable way to add full feedstock flexibility to your refinery New legislation aimed at ...

    CIRCULAR PLASTIC: PURE LOGIC . | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

    Circular Plastic: Pure Logic The power of innovation has risen to meet global challenges before. ...