Clariant introduces pyrolysis oil purification chemicals

On November 15, Clariant announced an innovative portfolio
of flexible and customized solutions for the emerging chemical recycling market for waste plastics.
The solution uses a novel HDMax catalyst and Clarit adsorbent to purify pyrolysis oil
from hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste.

According to Clariant, the new product has been specially developed to remove various contaminants of unstable composition in raw materials, regardless of process configuration factors, and meets the manufacturer's requirements
for flexibility.
Clariant's solutions also include operational support
throughout the product lifecycle, from start-up to process optimization.
"Producers can benefit from efficient impurity removal methods to produce pyrolysis oil
that meets the requirements of ethylene plants," said Kunze Yan, President of Clariant's Catalysts business.
He added that pyrolysis oil is produced
through a chemical cycle process.
The process breaks down polymers into basic molecules that can be used as new feedstocks
in production.
The process helps reduce the environmental burden of plastic waste that would otherwise be incinerated or landfilled, and provides a circular value chain
for the production of basic chemicals.

Nina, Director of Marketing, Innovation and Sustainability at Clariant's Adsorbents & Additives business Karpynec added: "Clariant is well positioned
for cracker oil purification with more than 100 years of expertise in the purification of edible oils and renewable fuel feedstocks.
In addition, Clariant has a long history
of producing adsorbents for a wide range of raw materials and impurities, especially in the field of heavy and wide distillation.
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