-Pyrolysis of intact waste tyres-

Energy Flow Ireland

Unit W4i, Tougher Business Park, Naas, Co. Kildare , Ireland
www.energyflowireland.com

ETRA 18TH Annual Conference March 2011

The 2000s challenges

Improvement in Waste Management

Increasing Energy Demands

WTE

Oil crisis and need for Petrochemical substitutes

Control of G.H.G & Global Warming

The Company
Energy Flow Technology Limited was founded in 2007 and trades as Energy Flow Ireland. The company acts in the Waste to Energy sector of the Waste Management Industry (Urban & Agriculture). Its product portfolio includes a diversity of commercially operating technologies. E.F.I. are the Exclusive European and Middle East distributor of E-Sunscience Tyre Pyrolysis Technology.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY CORPORATION

Solar power Ethanol from Waste

ENERGY FLOW IRELAND TYRE PYROLYSIS

GLOBAL GROUP MSW GASIFICATION TO POWER

Tyre Pyrolysis
Slow 800 Vacuum Pyrolyis technology of C waste tyres without shredding. (Batch Process) Modular thirty to sixty tonnes a day plant capacity (6 to 12, 5 Tonne reactors) Production of Pyro-oil at 38 Mj/Kg, N330 carbon black and clean steel wire. Commercial plants operating in the Far East.

30 Tonnes a Day Pyrolysis Plant Mass Balance

30 Tonnes of Waste Tyres
Gas Cleaning Heat exchanger
P:+ 500kg/cm2 T: + 500 C P:+ 700kg/cm2 T:+ 1000 C T:<200 C

Combustion exhaust P: - 500kg/cm2 T : + 800 C

P:+ 500kg/cm2 T:+ 500 C Pyrolysis Reactor

Pyrolysis gas
T:<100 C

Condenser

P:+ 500kg/cm2 T:+ 800 C

Gas cleaner Pyrolysis oil tank production 11.7 Tonnes 39%

T: + 1200 C
AIR IN

Magnetic removal

Cleaned fuel syngas 9% 2.7 Tonnes Dust catcher

Fuel oil to furnace 3 Tonnes a day P = Pressure T = Temperature Fuel oil

3.6 Tonnes 12% Steel wire

Carbon black 12 Tonnes 40%

1.5 Mwh Power

generation

Outputs

Daily Outputs from a 30 Tonne / day plant

Pyrolysis Oil = 11.7 Tonnes Carbon Black (N330) = 12 Tonnes Clean Steel Wire = 3.6 Tonnes Syngas (clean user gas) = 2.7 Tonnes
1.5 Mwh

Tyre Pyrolysis Oil (TPO)

Calorific value of approximately 38 Mj/Kg. Similar heating value as Diesel and Heavy Fuel Oil. Used in boilers, marine engines and power generators. Current value at 480 /Tonne Can be blend at 10, 30 and up to 50% in Diesel. Murugan et al. Waste Management 28 (2008) 2743-2749.

Tyre Pyrolysis oil compared against Fossil Diesel and Heavy Fuel Oil
TPO ** Heavy Fuel Oil Property Diesel* TPO * Density at 15 C (kg/m3) 0.830 0.924 0.885 920 Kinematic Viscosity, cst 40 C 2.58 3.77 2.69 Net calorific value Mj/Kg 43.80 38.00 38.00 40.9 Flash point,C 50.00 43.00 36.00 >60 Sulphur content, % (w/w) 0.29 0.72 0.86 <5.0 Ash, content % (w/w) 0.01 0.31 0.001 <0.20 Ramsbotton Carbon Residue 10% 0.07 Distillation Temperature,C Boiling point 198.50 70.000 72.000 10% 240.50 114.500 128.000 50% 278.50 296.100 270.000 90% 330.50 386.400 382.000 EP 344.00 388.700 * Murugan et al., Waste Management 28 (2008) 2743-2749 ** E-Sunsciences TPO Analysed by the Chinese Petroleum Corp. report No.:O900081

Carbon Black
The daily output of Carbon Black is 12 Tonnes of N330 in 20 Kg paper sacks. Current value at 476 / T The company supplies grinding equipment to upgrade the basic Carbon Black. Nails and metal are automatically removed.

Comparison of N330 Carbon Black from Waste Tyres Vs N330 from Petroleum
Specification:
Tyre Pyrolysis Petroleum N330 (HAF) N330 82 77-88 97-107 83-93 77-87 78-88

Iodine Absorption Number (gl2/Kg) (D1510) Absortion Value of DBP (10-5M3/Kg) Absorption Value of compressing sample DPB (10-5M3/Kg) : 85-95 Adsorptive Specific Surface Area of CATB (m2/g) 60-90 Adsorptive Specific Surface Area of Nitrogen NSA (m2/g) 50-70 Nitrogen measure of area m2/gm (D3037) 83 Assimilate Determine cc/100gm (D2414) 102 24M4 DBP Assimilate Determine cc/100gm (D3493) 88 Tinting Strength Tinges of Black vs. IRB.3 (D3265) 103 Heating Loss Ash 10-15% Tension Strength psi Mpa min (D3192/D412) -70 (-0.5) Elongation Mode @300% psi(Mpa) (D3192/D412) +250 (+1.7) Ph 7-8 Moisture % 2-5 Toluene discoloration, cold % 0.7-1

98-108% 2.5% max 0.5 % max (-0.5) (-1.0 1.0)

Commercial Plant

2010 Newly opened plant in Taiwan

Plant Layout
7100
220 360 220 260 350 250 1600 150 PUMP
WASTE WATER RE-U SING T ANK

WASH CYCLONE WASH FAN

COOL
CONTROLLER

600

STORAGE OIL TANK

STORAGE OIL TANK

WASTE WATER RE-U SING T ANK PH

WASH

GAS
H H H H H H H H H H H

T 200

T FUEL

150

190

45 380

250

P
T P T P T P T P

370 220 220 220

200

Water for Fire Control

1600
CONTROLLER

700

280

1100

CONTROLLER

2250

1100

7.5

976

25

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

7.5

6050

Environmental Impact
No solid waste or effluents. Emissions levels from the exhaust stack meet European and USA EPA levels. No mechanical / industrial noise. No bad smell. Low level of traffic .

Plant Cost and ROI

Capital Cost and Return on Investment
CAPEX BUDGET 30 TPD Pyrolysis Plant Installation and authorization Buildings Transport Commissioning Insurance Project Management TOTAL CAPEX BUDGET RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT

8,000,000 Y4 to Y5

Conclusions
E.F.I. offers a commercial alternative for the disposal of waste tyres. Contracts signed with JV partners for five plants for 2011. Pyro-oil from Tyres has a high Calorific Value similar to diesel (38 Mj/Kg). Carbon black is a valuable industrial product. E.F.I. has the exclusive distribution rights for the European and Middle East territories.