Recycling of aluminium laminated pouches and Tetra Pak cartons by molten metal pyrolysis - Pilot-scale experiments and economic analysis
dc.contributor.author | Riedewald, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Edward | |
dc.contributor.author | Patel, Yunus | |
dc.contributor.author | Vogt, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Povey, Ian M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Barton, Killian | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewis, Liam | |
dc.contributor.author | Caris, Tom | |
dc.contributor.author | Santos, Silvia | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Mahoney, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Sousa-Gallagher, Maria J. | |
dc.contributor.funder | Geological Survey of Ireland | en |
dc.contributor.funder | Environmental Protection Agency | en |
dc.contributor.funder | Horizon 2020 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-19T10:31:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-19T10:31:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-12-09 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-01-19T10:17:05Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Aluminium laminated (AL) pouch packages and aluminium laminated Tetra-Pak cartons are considered unrecyclable, reducing their otherwise excellent lifecycle performance. This paper describes experimental results on pilot plant trials to recycle AL packages with a molten metal pyrolysis reactor. The experimental evidence shows that both package formats can be recycled and that clean aluminium can be recovered. However, the recovered aluminium from Al pouches may require mechanical cleaning as the consumer's information is printed onto the aluminium, leaving a carbon residue on the recovered aluminium. On the other hand, over 90% of the polypropylene plastic layer on the AL packaging pyrolysed into waxes, pointing to excellent kinetics. Moreover, an economic analysis of a 4,000 t/y commercial-scale plant demonstrates that a molten metal AL recycling plant is economically viable, achieving an internal rate of return (IRR) of over 20%. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Riedewald, F., Wilson, E., Patel, Y., Vogt, D., Povey, I., Barton, K., Lewis, L., Caris, T., Santos, S., O'Mahoney, M. and Sousa-Gallagher, M. (2021) 'Recycling of aluminium laminated pouches and Tetra Pak cartons by molten metal pyrolysis - Pilot-scale experiments and economic analysis', Waste Management, 138, pp. 172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.11.049 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.11.049 | en |
dc.identifier.endpage | 179 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1879-2456 | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Waste Management | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 172 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/12416 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 138 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. | en |
dc.relation.project | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::ERA-NET-Cofund/730238/EU/Implement a European-wide coordination of research and innovation programs on raw materials to strengthen the industry competitiveness and the shift to a circular economy/ERA-MIN 2 | en |
dc.rights | © 2021, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Composite recycling | en |
dc.subject | Aluminium recycling | en |
dc.subject | Extended producer responsibility | en |
dc.subject | Commercial-scale plant | en |
dc.subject | Economic analysis | en |
dc.title | Recycling of aluminium laminated pouches and Tetra Pak cartons by molten metal pyrolysis - Pilot-scale experiments and economic analysis | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
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