The 3R Pyrolysis Process Competitive Advantages and Characteristics

The 3R pyrolysis and  nutrient recovery technology is an original solution with highly specialized character.

Many known pyrolysis options are different alternative modifications for incinerator or gasification options which modifications are generally experienced not to be functional in industrial scale. Past decades several multinational companies set up traditional and modified thermal treatment programs with different gasification (partial oxidation) and reductive processing design, but many such modification are failed.  The 3R recognition has been the core concept, that advanced and efficient pyrolysis designs must be fully and functionally engineered for the reductive thermal processing conditions only and design elements/experiences cannot truly be overtaken from other types of (incineration and gasification) thermal processing units.

3R zero emission pyrolysis competitive advantages vs. traditional pyrolysis systems:

  • The 3R is a thermochemical decomposition process of plant and/or animal origin unexploited biomass with a very high heat transfer efficiency under true value reductive thermal treatment conditions. 
  • The 3R is a horizontally arranged indirectly heated rotary kiln with unique high material core temperatures <850°C under negative pressure conditions. This original solution is purposely developed for highly efficient indirect heat transfer and maintenance of true reductive thermal processing conditions in vacuum.
  • The 3R auxiliary installations are also objective driven developed and designed for the pyrolysis - reductive thermal processing - conditions only.
  • The 3R is not a modified traditional thermal treatment design, but rather this is a unique and specific design for high efficient carbon refinery to meet all new, strict and comprehensive EU, UK, US and Australian industrial and environmental norms and standards beyond 2023.
  • The true reductive thermal processing environment provides safer, better, faster, less costly and more environmental friendly than any known solutions and resulting high economical added value output products.
  • Very high added value processing in technical environmental and climate protection terms.  The 3R is a zero emission solution for primary designed applications, where all and any material streams are recycled and reused (e.g. converted into safe and valuable products), same as done by the nature in millions of years.
  • The 3R is a new generation, proven, demonstrated at TRL8 Technology and Investment Readiness Level, comprehensive and original solution.
  • High input feed flexibility that provides a broad range of  sustainable and high value output products with high market demanded performance.
  • The 3R is a high efficient energy conversion process. Auto-thermal, producing high amount of surplus bioenergy. The 3R refining the crude pyrolysis oils into refined biofuel.
  • Low operational and maintenance costs.
  • Modular system.
  • Continuous and automated throughput.
  • Advanced sealing technology ensures the totally closed and totally safe operation of the rotary kiln.
  • The 3R design does not contain exotic technical solutions and materials.
  • Economy: high value financial and non-financial benefits for all stakeholders with short pay back time.

3R key advantages

The 7 key competitive advantages of our 3R technology over other pyrolysis options:

  1. TECHNOLOGY: New generation design for 21st century requirements. Revolutionary engineering design and unique original solution.
  2. LEGAL:  Full industrial EU REACH Authority certified and fully permitted by EU MS Authorities under strict EU legislations.
  3. ENVIRONMENT: Zero emission processing performance with carbon negative applications.
  4. CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Upcycle, recover and reuse unexploited biomass. Phosphorus recovery from unexploited biomass animal by-products.
  5. ENERGY: Energy independence, auto-thermal, producing high amount of surplus bioenergy: 3 MWe/h (24,000 MWe/y) 
  6. INVESTMENT: One time investment with permanent benefits. Affordable medium CAPEX and low OPEX cost.
  7. BUSINESS: economical & profitable conversion of un-exploited biomass resource streams to board range of sustainable and high value output products (BioPhosphate recovered natural phosphorus fertiliser, bio-oil green energy, adsorbents) with high market demanded performance. Significant financial values and non-financial benefits created for all value chain stakeholders.