Photo courtesy of Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
Eneos Corp. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) recently announced the completion of construction on their chemical recycling facility at MCC’s Ibaraki Plant, located in Kamisu City. Construction began in 2021, and the partners hosted a ceremony to mark its completion July 2.
The Japan-based collaborators say the facility employs hydrothermal (Hydro-PRT) technology that features supercritical water (water under elevated pressure and temperature) as a solvent to chemically break down plastic scrap procured externally and turn it into oil. The technology has been made available under a license agreement with United Kingdom-based Mura Technology Ltd.
The companies say the recycled oil produced via Hydro-PRT will be used as feedstock at their existing refinery and naphtha cracker and reprocessed into petroleum products and various chemicals and plastics.
Additionally, the companies say they aim to earn ISCC Plus certification for the facility. Once the facility is certified, they say they will be able to offer various products made from recycled oil.
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