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Performance Polymers
RECYCLE: The Final Destination but also the Beginning of #ourplasticsjourney
Discover how BASF is committed to a circular economy by offering products that pursue and expand different recycling methods.
IrgaCycle® turning fishing nets into fashion
BASF and Taiwanese textile producer, Axroma collaborated to transform discarded fishing nets into a T-shirt. Axroma recovered Polypropylene (PP) from the nets, creating recyclates that were then spun into fibers.
- BASF's IrgaCycle® ensured consistent fiber quality and allowed a higher recycled content in the T-shirt
IrgaCycle® car stereo frame made of recycled pellets
Teamplas Group used their over 30 years of recycling experience to produce 100% recycled pellets for a frame, using IrgaCycle®, which is safe and easy to adjust as required.
- IrgaCycle® enhances the frame's surface by providing a glossy finish and improved long-term thermal stability
IrgaCycle® closing the loop on storage containers
A household goods manufacturer uses upcycled discarded plastic trays to create storage containers, utilizing BASF's IrgaCycle® to minimize thermal and mechanical stress during recycling.
- The containers are made entirely from recycled PP pellets. While not approved for food use in China yet, they meet European and U.S. food contact regulations
Design-for-recycling foam solutions: including Steering Wheel with recycled content and recyclable/meltable PU foam samples and concept car seat
- Target market /application: PU foam for automotive interior applications eg. stirring wheels, seating & furniture
- USP: new innovative PU formulation for easy recycling, closed-loop recycling solution, reintroduction of recycled content into a new design for recycling formulation by 20-30 wt% dependent on the application
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Prehydrogenation PuriCycle® SH
- Proven catalysts for selective hydrogenation of diolefins to restrict oligomerization and waxing at elevated processing temperatures.
- Removal of dienes and poly unsaturates to avoid condensation and coking.
- Offered to producers looking to install selective pre-hydro downstream of the pyrolysis unit.
Metals Removal PuriCycle® M
- Guards and catalysts to remove metals to condition pyrolysis feeds
- Removal of Si, and Na in non-regen mode by chemical sorption.
- Reduces duty load on downstream HDM for high Si feeds.
Dehalogenation PuriCycle® H
- Guards adsorbent to remove halogens and protect downstream equipment.
- Selective removal of halogens, designed as a polishing guard in non-regen service.
Hydroprocessing PuriCycle® HP
- Wide range of catalysts with optimized activity in plastics pyrolysis liquids.
- Removal of nitrogen, oxygen and traces of halogens.
- Normally part of on purpose commercial hydro processing plants.