Basf launches the new PuriCycle® for plastic recycling

Basf introduces PuriCycle®, a new line of advanced, high-performance products for the purification of complex waste plastic pyrolysis feedstock. PuriCycle's portfolio includes novel catalysts and adsorbents that selectively remove or transform various impurities from pyrolytic oils and enable downstream processes for recycled plastic streams. PuriCycle's ingredients meet industry standards and enable users to benefit from efficient purification and refining solutions that increase the flexibility of the overall chemical recycling process for plastics.

PuriCycle can purify pyrolysis oil, it is a kind of by obtained secondary raw material for chemical recycling of plastic waste, and at the beginning of the value chain is applied to the production of new plastic process. Purifying the pyrolytic oil obtained from waste plastics is one of the most demanding techniques in chemical plastics recycling. Impurities in pyrolytic oils include halogens, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur compounds, but also higher active ingredients like dienes, which complicate downstream applications and severely limit further processing in the production process of new materials.

Dr. Detlef Ruff, Global Senior Vice President of Process Catalysts at BASF, said: "With our PuriCycle portfolio, we are in a very good position to recycle chemical plastics and enable recycling of plastics. PuriCycle's portfolio cleans challenging pyrolysis oil processes, enabling closed-loop recycling of plastics, minimizing waste, and ultimately opening up new raw materials for the chemical industry."