A technology that uses supercritical CO2 to separate materials from wastes.
Packaging for food, clothes or shoes, solar panels, credit cards, skis, etc… These things are made up of many layers of different materials and are very complicated and technical. They are bound together to give the product the mechanical strength, oxygen barrier, hydrophobicity, etc. that it needs. When each material is taken by itself, it can often be recycled or used again. However, the process of separating them can be expensive or even impossible, especially when shredding is involved. The TPS process is a fast, strong, and efficient technology that is based on industrial supercritical processes that are already in use. With the help of supercritical CO2 and the solvents that are used, the different layers of waste can be separated (glues and bonds at the interface of materials are dissolved). The TPS process is a clean chemical process that uses mostly supercritical CO2 to separate (delaminate) wastes and products with multiple layers so that they can be recycled. Then, trash that can’t be recycled can become fully recyclable. Complex wastes with many layers get a second chance thanks to the TPS Process.
Positive facts about TPS Process
Separation of materials in a few tens of minutes
Fluids used in the process composed at more than 80% of CO2 which is recycled at more than 99% in a closed loop
More than 90% clean separation of recyclable materials
Between 50% and 90% of the materials from waste become recyclable
25% less raw material usage in packaging
18 month pay back upon raw material value
100% raw material costs controlled thanks to recycling
TPS Process website : https://idelam.fr
