-Pyrolysis of intact waste tyres-

Energy Flow IrelandUnit W4i, Tougher Business Park,

Naas, Co. Kildare , Irelandwww.energyflowireland.com

ETRA 18TH Annual Conference

March 2011

The 2000’s challenges

Improvement in Waste Management

Oil crisis

and need for Petrochemical

substitutes

Control of G.H.G & Global Warming

Increasing Energy Demands

WTE

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.

ENVIRONMENTALENERGY

CORPORATION

Solar power

Ethanol from Waste

ENERGY FLOW IRELAND

TYRE PYROLYSIS

GLOBAL GROUPMSW

GASIFICATIONTO POWER

Tyre Pyrolysis

• Slow 800°C Vacuum Pyrolyis technology of

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

of

Waste Tyres

AIR IN

3.6 Tonnes 12%Steel wire

Combustionexhaust

Gas Cleaning

Pyrolysis gas

Pyrolysis oil tankproduction11.7 Tonnes 39%

Heatexchanger

Carbon black12 Tonnes 40%

Magneticremoval

Cleaned fuel syngas 9%2.7 Tonnes

Dust catcher

Fuel oil to furnace 3 Tonnes a day

P:+ 500kg/cm2

T: + 500°C

P: - 500kg/cm2T : + 800°C

T: + 1200°C

P:+ 500kg/cm2

T:+ 800°CP:+ 500kg/cm2

T:+ 500°C

T:<200°C

T:<100°C

P:+ 700kg/cm2

T:+ 1000°C

30 Tonnes a Day Pyrolysis Plant Mass Balance

P = Pressure

T = Temperature

Condenser

Pyrolysis Reactor

Fuel oil

1.5 Mwh Powergeneration

Gascleaner

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 OilProperty Diesel* TPO * TPO ** Heavy Fuel Oil

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

Iodine Absorption Number (gl2/Kg) (D1510) 82 77-88

Absortion Value of DBP (10-5M3/Kg) 97-107

Absorption Value of compressing sample DPB (10-5

M3/Kg) : 85-95 83-93

Adsorptive Specific Surface Area of CATB (m2/g) 60-90 77-87

Adsorptive Specific Surface Area of Nitrogen NSA (m2/g) 50-70 78-88

Nitrogen measure of area m2/gm (D3037) 83

Assimilate Determine cc/100gm (D2414) 102

24M4 DBP Assimilate Determine cc/100gm (D3493) 88

Tinting Strength 98-108%

Tinges of Black vs. IRB.3 (D3265) 103

Heating Loss 2.5% max

Ash 10-15% 0.5 % max

Tension Strength psi Mpa min (D3192/D412) -70 (-0.5) (-0.5)

Elongation Mode @300% psi(Mpa) (D3192/D412) +250 (+1.7) (-1.0 ±1.0)

Ph 7-8

Moisture % 2-5

Toluene discoloration, cold % 0.7-1

Commercial Plant

2010 Newly opened plant in

Taiwan

Plant Layout2250

1100

1100

600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600

7.5

25

7.5

H H H H H H H H H H H

976

CO

NT

RO

LL

ER

CONTROLLER

Water for Fire Control

600

1600

6050

200

250

ψ380

ψ280

220370

190

FUEL

冷凍T P

150 200

T P T P

T P T P T P T P

H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H

220220

45°

700

COOL

7100

STORAGEOIL TANK

GAS

WASH

WASH

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CYCLONE

WASHSTORAGEOIL TANK

WASTE WATER RE-U SING TANK

PH

WASTE WATER RE-U SING TANK

FAN

360 220

220

260 350 250 1600 150

PUMP

CONTROLLER

T T T T T TT

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 8,000,000

RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT 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.