Feb 13th, 2012
Evolution of the P2O Process
Year 1 | 2009
The evolution of the Plastic2Oil process began in 2009, when John Bordynuik designed a laboratory desktop processor unit which would use a proprietary catalyst to transform multiple types of unwashed waste plastic into marketable, high quality fuels.
In December 2009, JBI, Inc. contracted IsleChem, LLC of Grand Island, NY to assist with chemical, analytical and process engineering. (Image: Testing at IsleChem)
Year 2 | 2010
In April 2010, after multiple test runs, IsleChem validated that our P2O process was repeatable and scalable. IsleChem also concluded that almost 90% of the hydrocarbon composition in the plastic feedstock is converted into a "near diesel" fuel, which means diesel combined with lighter fractions of gasoline.
Following this exciting development in early 2010, JBI, Inc. began to scale the model up to a 1-ton processor and purchased a pilot plant to house the processor.
Another scale-up occurred in year 2 – from a 1-ton processor to a 20-ton processor.
In the fall of 2010, once the 20-ton processor was constructed, the Company proceeded with a stack emissions test that was conducted by Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA).
The CRA stack test results confirmed that the P2O processor emissions were not only well below the maximum allowed under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) air permit, but also approximately 14% oxygen was emitted back into the air through the stack from our process.
In December 2010, we were issued a consent order by the NYSDEC to continue testing the large scale, 20-ton processor.
Year 3 | 2011
During the first quarter of 2011, major additions and modifications were made to the processor, including back-end refining and fuel quality enhancement. On June 14, 2011, the NYSDEC issued all permits necessary for JBI, Inc. to operate our P2O processors in Niagara Falls, NY. We continued to enhance the machine with in-line additive blending to further refine the automation of the process, leading to better quality control.
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