Friday, May 23, 2008

Technology: Swiss Corp offers technology for producing diesel from plastic

Swiss Corporation offers technology for producing diesel and heating oil from used plastics and waste oil

Schaffhausen, Switzerland (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - AsiaNet Biotherm Technologie AG, a Swiss-based corporation, supplies a process which produces diesel fuel and heating oil from used plastics and waste or bilge oil. The diesel is of gas station quality and meets Europe's EN 590 norm. For this innovative technology the company expects a major new market from Japan's commercial shipping fleet, which is one of the world's largest.

"Japan has to import most of its energy supplies and many raw materials - above all by sea," states Christopher Stampfli, Director of Biotherm Technologie AG. "This is highly promising for our process. The bilge oil generated during shipping operations and at the ports no longer has to be disposed of at great cost. Instead it can cover part of Japan's energy needs."

Patented process from Germany benefits business

The patented process, which was developed by Clyvia Technology GmbH from Wegberg, Germany, is based on fractionated depolymerisation and is similar to the cracking of crude oil. At 400C it breaks down long hydrocarbon chains, which then vaporize and condense as diesel oil.

In view of rising crude oil prices this process, which has been successfully tested in Europe, also provides major advantages to Japanese business. In addition to shipping, it will benefit a range of industrial corporations and trades which generate waste plastics - from production scrap via foil and plastic bags to yoghurt cartons or cable sleeves. All these materials can be used for the production of diesel fuel and heating oil.

Biotherm Technologie AG is currently looking for a suitable representative for the Japanese market. Interested parties can contact the company directly. Further information on the business concept and fractionated depolymerisation is available online at http://www.biothermtec.ch and http://www.clyvia-tec.com.

Contact partner:

Biotherm Technologie AG
Christopher F. Stampfli
Rheinweg 1
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
Tel.: +41-(0)-52-63-00-707
Fax: +41-(0) 52-63-00-708
Mobile: +41-(0)-79-63-60-107
Email: stampfli@biothermtec.ch
Web: http://www.biothermtec.ch

Press contact:
Dr. Schulz Business Consulting
Dr. Volker Schulz
Berrenrather Str. 190
D-50937 Cologne
Tel.: +49-(0)-221-42-58-12
Fax: +49-(0)-221-42-49-880
Email: v.schulz@dr-schulz-bc.de

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So it's kind o flike reversing the process. Because last I checked, tons of oil is used in producing plastics. Nice way to keep a cycle going. Bravo. But did you also know that there's a thing called bioheat. When I started working for NORA I found out about it. Apprently if every oilheat user were to make the switch to a B5 blend of oil, we would help conserve 400 Million gallons of oil. 400 MILLION!!!! Here's where I got the info from: http://oilheatamerica.com/index.mv?screen=bioheat

It's neat how many things can help create B5. You won't believe it.