Pyrolysis system Compounder maker Farrel Pomini and waste-conversion technology maker Lummus Technology have combined technologies to develop a pyrolysis process for plastics waste. As part of the process, Farrel Pomini’s FCM (Farrel Continuous Mixer), with features tailored for pyrolysis, melts post-industrial and post-consumer waste and homogenizes the material under specific temperature and pressure parameters. Pyrolysis then converts the waste into gas, oil and pitch; these end products can be further processed in traditional refining and petrochemical assets and turned into monomers for new plastics production. The system also includes a cracker.
What’s new? The pyrolysis process, which Farrel Pomini announced in November. Farrel’s U.S. headquarters is Farrel Corp., Ansonia, Conn.
Benefits A flexible, efficient and cost-effective way to transform low-bulk-density and contaminated materials into usable products. The continuous process ensures high-quality pyrolysis with the widest range of post-use feedstocks.
Lummus Technology, Houston, 832-878-5306, [email protected], www.lummustechnology.com
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
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