BASF, Porsche chemically recycle automotive waste in gasification pilot

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In a first for the automotive industry, #BASF, #Porsche, and Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) have used gasification to recycle plastic waste from end-of-life vehicles into raw materials for new car components.

The project demonstrated the recyclability of automotive shredder residues a combination #plastics, foams, paints, and films together with biomass. The partners used BEST’s thermochemical #gasification technology to transform Porsche’s automotive waste into syngas and subsequently syncrude. BASF then used the oil to produce polyurethane foam for new steering wheels via a mass balance approach.


“Pilot projects like these allow us to evaluate how we can further develop the circular economy as a sustainability field at Porsche and how we can anchor chemical recycling in our strategy in the long term,” said Robert Kallenberg, head of sustainability at Porsche. “We are testing new recycling technologies with our direct partners in order to increase recyclate quotas, gain access to previously unusable recyclate sources and evaluate new processes for waste streams that are currently being thermally utilised.


The project comes as the #EuropeanUnion is readying to introduce mandatory recycled plastic quotas in new vehicles.

The pilot marks the first time that fossil inputs have been fully replaced by a blend of automotive waste and biomass in a gasification process. BEST, based in Vienna, adapted its gasification technology to handle plastic waste together with biomass. The research firm has experience in converting biomass like wood or straw into chemicals via gasification.


For BASF, the initiative underlines the company’s commitment to a broad recycling portfolio. “We prioritise mechanical recycling and continuously improve its efficiency. At the same time, the type of waste and the degree of sorting determine which technology is best suited. We are convinced that complementary technologies such as chemical recycling, which includes pyrolysis, depolymerisation and gasification, are necessary to further promote the circular economy and reduce the plastic waste that still ends up in landfills or is incinerated today.


The pilot feeds into a broader push by the chemical and automotive sectors to unlock new circular pathways.

This month, the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), of which BASF is a founding member, announced a research collaboration with ETH Zurich and five major chemical companies to study the feasibility and environmental impacts of gasification on complex waste streams. The partnership will examine the technical feasibility and environmental impact of converting complex waste streams directly into chemical feedstocks through gasification.


source : BASF/Sustainable Platics



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