Aiming to create a recycling-oriented society
Waste Plastic Oiling Technology & Business Summary～Road to the future～
Environmental Energy Co., Ltd.
〒721-0952 6-9-24 Akebonocho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture

TEL 084-920-2830
FAX 084-920-2855

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Environment Energy CO.,LTD.

Location(Head Office) 〒721-0952 Akebonocho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima
Prefecture 6-9-24
TEL 084-920-2830 FAX 084-920-2855(Tokyo Office) 〒136-0082 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo 3-6-7(Kitakyushu Research Institute) 〒808-0135 Fukuoka Prefecture
Kitakyushu City Wakamatsu-ku Hibiki 1-8 Kitakyushu Science and Research
Park Business Development Support Center Room 02

Establishment

May 2013

Capital

80 million yenBusinessdescription

Waste plastic oiling business-Waste plastic oiling equipment (HiCOPmethod)New biodiesel business-Biodiesel oil conversion equipment (HiBD method)Environment-related plant business
RE:OIL activities

Joint research

The University of Tokyo / Professor Emeritus, Kitakyushu City University
Director, HiCOP / HiBD Research Institute Kaoru Fujimoto
Kitakyushu City University Professor Kenji Asami
Chubu University Professor Masao Yukimoto
Nissan Motor Co., LtdAisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

Cooperation

Nissan Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Jtec Holdings Inc.
Enomoto Patent and Trademark Office

Trade name

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2What is waste plastic oil
Turning waste plastic back to oil, the raw material
Plastic is made from petroleum.
Oiling is the process of returning the plastic to its original oil state.
Previously, pyrolysis was the mainstream, in which waste plastics were heated to become oil again, but now a new oilingtechnology using a catalyst (*) was developed.
We aim to use this new technology to recycle more advanced waste plastics and create a recycling-oriented society.

Processing oil

Conversion to oil
Catalysis
Raw oil

Plastic※ What is a catalysis ：A substance that speeds up the reaction of certain chemicals.
It refers to something that does not change before and after the reaction,even if consumed by the reaction, it regenerates at the completion of the reaction,and does not seem to change.
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HiCOP

Waste plastic oiling technology

HiCOP Features of the method

Technology to produce high quality hydrocarbon oils from waste plastics at low cost
The HiCOP method is a technology that uses a catalyst to convert waste plastic into oil of high quality and at low cost.
Compared to the conventional pyrolysis method that does not use a catalyst, the use of a catalyst results in better oilquality, and there is no coking problem in the furnace, so the maintenance and production costs can be significantlyreduced.
≪Features≫

１．The product oil is of high quality (high fluidity) due to processing with a catalyst.
2.
Since there is no coking inside the furnace, operating costs are greatly reduced.
３．Since no pressure is required in the process, the safety of the plant is high.
４．There is no problem even if there are some foreign substances such as deposits and metals.
５．Use of a discarded catalyst results in the effective utilization of resources.

Domestic・International
Patented
Technology

Example of material balance of generated oil

Clean oil without
wax%

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Catalyst and reaction≪What is the catalyst≫≪What is HiCOP method≫

It is a spherical particle witha diameter of about 10 μm(1 μm is one hundred
thousandth of a meter)
to about 100 μm, and is composedof substances such as naturalclay minerals.

It is a technology for producing highquality hydrocarbon oils from waste
plastic with the catalytic cracking method
using the catalyst.
High-quality catalytic cracking
oil from plastics ＝ HiCOP≪Reaction≫
The waste plastic is put into the heated catalyst, the catalyst adheres evenly to the surface and becomes like Kinako mochi.
Catalyst

分解・ガス化
Decomposition
andgasification
decomposition・gasification

Heat熱When the plastic comes into contact
with the heated catalyst,
the plastic melts and decomposes
into hydrocarbon gas.
When this gas is cooled and condensed,It will be a good quality oil.

Plastic

プラスチックMelted part
溶融部分

Plastic
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5Inventor Kaoru Fujimoto(Inventor)

Kaoru Fujimoto
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Professor Emeritus, Kitakyushu City University
Former Chairman of the Energy Society of Japan, Honorary Member
Japan DME Forum Chairman
Former Chairman of the Plastic Recycling Chemistry Study GroupCouncilor, Japan Petroleum Institute(Corporation) Director of HiCOP Research Laboratory, (Corporation) Director of HiBD
Research Laboratory

Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Kitakyushu, a specialist in energy science, process engineering, catalyst andresource chemistry processes.
His research achievements have been highly evaluated both in Japan and abroad, and he has received many awards. He is also amember of the Review Committee on various national projects, and is currently the director of the HiCOP and HiBD ResearchInstitute.

Awards

September 2010 Contribution Award, IDA (The International DME Association)
June 2008 Technical Development Award, Research Association For Feedstock Recycling of Plastics Japan“Development of a continueous catalyric cracking process for waste plastics using ECG catalyst"
2008
Technical Development Award, Research Association For Feedstock Recycling of Plastics Japan
2007
Contribution Award of 2006, The Japan Institute of Energy
2001
Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, China
1999
Catalysis Society of Japan Award
1998
Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1998
Japan Petroleum Institute Award
1998
Japan Institute of Energy Award

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HiCOP

Waste plastic oil conversion plant (HiCOP method) Outline diagram of workflow

Crushingmachine
Magneticseparator

Light hydrocarbon gas such as methane

Condenser

Pretreatment
machineCan be used as a mixed oil

HydroCarbongas

Plastic input

BoilerorGaspowerLightfraction tank

Condenser

ReactorLight oilfraction tankStirring motorСatalyst

Electric heater

Pump

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7HiCOP

Comparison table between pyrolysis method (conventional technology) andHiCOP method (new technology)
Comparison table of the conventional cracking technology, the thermal cracking method, and the HiCOP method.
The HiCOP method, which can solve many of the problems faced by the pyrolysis method, greatly expands the potential of the waste plastic
oil business.

Conventional technology

HiCOP method

MethodThermal decomposition

Catalytic cracking

Catalyst

NoYes

Applicable plastic

Mainly PP, PS, unsuitable for PVC andPET

3P mix（PP,PS,PE）
Some PVC and PET can be mixed

Processing method

Mainly batch typeContinuous type

Product oil yield

～70％

～80％

Refined oil main
component

Heavy Quality oil (Light oil, Heavy oil)

Naphtha, kerosene, light oil

Low (more WAX, lower fluidity)

High (less WAX, high fluidity)

Several 100ppm（without desalination)

100 ppm or lessConcerns of sudden pressure rise and gasejection(Simple batch type)No sudden gas generation due tocontinuous charging
Gas pressure is stable

Generated oil quality
Residual chlorineSafetyEquipment stability(maintenance)

Degradation of processing capacity due to
There is no coking in the furnace,coking,Dramatically reduced maintenance
Pipes are easily blocked,
costs
Requires frequent maintenanceLess pipe clogging and corrosion problems

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Oil generated from waste plastic
Oil produced by a project funded by the Ministry of the Environment.
Light fractions and light oil fractions can be separated according to the cooling temperature.

Light oil fraction

Light fraction

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9YK Clean Company Profile
Business summary
Item

CostPrimary sorting of waste plastic
Waste plastic oil conversion businessAnnual throughput: 1,200t

Company ProfileName

YK Clean(Yanagawa Shoji Ltd., Kamishigen Co., Ltd., Environmental Energy Co., Ltd.)

Location2734-2 Yokomizo, Oki-machi, Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka

Type ofindustry

Waste treatment industry

Capitalstock

10 million yen

Establishment

June 30, 2016

Employers

3 full-time employees, 8 part-time employees
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10Waste plastic primary sorting & oiling businessChikugo 7 municipalities (Oki-machi, Yanagawa-shi, Miyama-shi, Chikugo-shi, Okawa-shi, Hirokawa-cho, Yame-shi) conductbusiness to jointly enhance the recycling of waste plastic

Recycled plastic

Remanufacturing
Non-recyclable plastic≪Petrochemical business≫≪Primary sorting business≫
Generated oil sales＆
Heat utilization

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Business flow chart
Waste plastic collected from each municipality is assembled into the following lines and recyclable plastic
is packaged in the form of pressed piles for recyclers (recycling companies).

Bag breaking machine

Hand sorting line

BalerTo recycler

Compatible
plastic

Non-recyclable
plastic(other plastic)
Crusher + oiling device
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Scheme of business buildings

Office building

Park（Recycling park）

OkichoEnvironmentPlaza
Oil refinery

Factory building

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Factory building details
Primary stockyard

Product stockyard

Packer car

Oiling equipment
10t truck
Crushingmachine
Compression packing machine

Bag breakingmachine

Hand sorting
conveyor

Crushed product hopper
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Types of recyclable waste plastic≪Plastic containers and packaging≫

Packages

Packs

Bottles

Styrene foam

Other waste≪Other waste plastic products ＝ Suitable for oiling≫

Boxes

Packagings

Containers

Other waste plastic

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Petrochemical plant（B-100）

exhaustHand
sorting

nitrogenHeat withreclaimed oil

catalyst

Recombustion
furnace

Condenser

motor

ReactorCrash

exhaustreclaimed oil

Maximum processing
capacity 100kg/h

Relay
tank

Cooling
tower

reclaimed
oil tank

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Possibility of oil conversion (Local production for local consumption of waste)

Life

Public bath

Plastic waste

Local waste
production for localwaste
consumption model

Sorting & oiling

Food Factory

Fuel oil

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Three possibilities for oiling (Resource recycling of waste plastics by oil conversion)（Domestic circulation）①

Total waste
plastic emissions
9.4 million tons / year

Recycling (virgin material)②
Alternative fuelPetrochemical
raw material
recycling loop

Factory③
Electricity
Sorting & oiling

Chemical manufacturer
Refinery

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Environmental Energy Corporate Philosophy

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