The world’s first enzyme-based process makes it possible to recycle PET plastics and fibers indefinitely.
Technology makes it possible for PET plastics and textiles to be recycled in an industrial setting (the dominant polymer in bottles, trays, and textiles made of polyester). Carbios’s enzymatic recycling technology can break down any type of PET plastic waste into its basic parts. These parts can then be used to make new PET plastics that are just as good as new ones. In a recent issue of the prestigious scientific journal Nature, a paper was written about this new idea, which was the first of its kind anywhere in the world.
Positive facts about C-ZYME™
A 20m3 depolymerization reactor is capable of processing 2 tons of PET waste per batch, which is the equivalent of 100,000 bottles
The enzyme depolymerizes 90% of post-consumption PET in only 10 hours
Low temperature (72 °C), atmospheric pressure, water-based technology, no organic solvants
Potential saving of 30% CO2 emisions compared to a conventional end-of-life for PET waste not treated by mechanical recycling (mix of in incineration and landfill).
Suitable with existing PET production facilities
A biological technology based on the principles of the Circular Economy that opens up new opportunities for all the players of the value chain
Upcycles post-consumer waste that today has no or very low value (few dollars per tons): trays as well as opaque, colored and multi-layered bottles unsuitable for mainstrain alternatives
Video about C-ZYME™
https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRZ3BkiekI4
C-ZYME™ website : https://carbios.com/en/enzymatic-recycling/