Simeken PRO Comparison to Older Technologies
There are other pyrolytic systems in development, but very few are near commercialization. The other technology and their approaches were reviewed in the early work of our system and found to still produce carcinogenic components in the waste gas, by-products in the waste stream, and very corrosive refuse derived fuel, which is why these other pyrolysis systems have not been commercialized. Unlike our Simeken PRO™ System's technology, which has been commercially tested, other pyrolysis systems' lack of commercial experience means that most of the processes still present some risk to the potential owner. These risks could cause higher capital or operating costs, lower reliability, and/or lower energy recovery efficiency.
Burning wastes through incineration with direct flame in the presence of oxygen can be explosive, causing turbulence in the burn-chamber and fostering a recombination of released gases. Waste destruction in an oxygen-rich atmosphere makes conversion far less complete, is highly inefficient and creates harmful substances. Pyrolysis—known for hundreds of years—is the solution. Unlike incineration, the singular advantage of pyrolysis—the technology behind the PRO System—is the destructive decomposition of waste materials using indirect heat in the absence of oxygen.
Microwave-based technology has been used in the destruction of tires, but has been found to produce carcinogenic residuals in its output products. Our Simeken PRO System does not produce any carcinogenic by-products or radiation and can handle tires as well as solid and liquid waste streams.
Waste-to-energy incineration systems produce a high level of fly ash, dioxins and furans. As our Trial Results clearly demonstrate, the Simeken PRO System produces very minimal polutants.
Micro/biologic destruction technologies, or engineered microbes, have a limited application, but are appropriate for the cleanup of some intractable waste problems and yield environmentally acceptable results; however, they work on limited forms of waste, and are very time consuming. The PRO System can process many waste streams. Specialized processing lines can be engineered to treat industrial waste, PCBs, medical wastes, petrochemical wastes, municipal solid wastes and a wide variety of other waste materials.
Landfill solutions are becoming less and less attractive. Landfill sites are hard to get approved due to the inherent problems, such as leaking of toxic products into adjacent ground water supplies. Existing landfills sites are rapidly reaching capacity, so municipal waste has to be shipped farther and farther to new landfill sites, increasing costs dramatically in many markets. The PRO System can provide up to 90% volume reduction of many feed materials.