Solvent-Based Recycling of polymers is a promising recycling strategy for polymers with first applications in industrial scale. Since the term “Solvent-Based Recycling” is often used synonymously to “Chemical Recycling”, a clarification is provided between the two terms. As one of the first industrial scale applications, the APK`s Newcycling® process for the Solvent-Based Recycling of polyolefins is introduced. The advantages of this process over classical mechanical recycling approaches, which enables the production of virgin-like recyclates even from post-consumer waste, are outlined. An overview over new planned recycling plants using the Newcycling® technology will be given as well as an LCA-based comparison between Solvent-Based Recycling and Chemical Recycling.

Closed loop recycling of polyolefins with APK`s solvent based physical recycling process

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