Niutech Continuous Pyrolysis Equipment to Address Plastic Waste Pollution Challenges

Plastic, often called the "white pollution," is accumulating at an astonishing rate on Earth. According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the total global plastic waste has reached 9.2 billion tons, and by the end of this century, this number is expected to soar to 34 billion tons. Over 300 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year, and if not properly managed, they act like "ecological bombs," polluting soil and water sources, and posing lethal threats to ecosystems and human health. Traditional incineration and landfilling methods not only waste these recyclable resources but also cause serious secondary pollution. It is urgent to break this deadlock.

At present, chemical recycling of plastics has become the industry's focus, with chemical looping pyrolysis technology being the key breakthrough. Through specially designed plastic pyrolysis equipment and innovative pyrolysis processes, waste plastics can be "transformed from waste into treasure," converting them into fuel oil and solid fuels, thus achieving resource recycling, effectively reducing environmental pressure, and opening a new path toward sustainable development.

Plastics, commonly known as "white pollution", are accumulating on Earth at an alarming rate. According to a UNEP report, global plastic waste has already reached 9.2 billion tons—a figure projected to surge to 34 billion tons by the end of the century. If not properly managed, plastics act like "ecological time bombs", contaminating soil and water while posing severe threats to ecosystems and human health. Traditional disposal methods, such as incineration and landfilling, not only squander potentially reusable resources but also cause significant secondary pollution. Addressing this critical challenge is now more urgent than ever. The solution lies in enabling resource circularity, effectively reducing environmental burdens, and forging a new path toward sustainable development.

In this battle against plastic pollution, Niutech has emerged prominently. As a national high-tech enterprise, Niutech has dedicated itself to the field of organic waste pyrolysis technology for 30 years. It integrates R&D, equipment manufacturing, and product sales; its independently developed industrial continuous waste plastic intelligent pyrolysis equipment offers a comprehensive technological solution for plastic treatment. This equipment has successfully overcome three major global challenges faced by traditional pyrolysis technologies: fouling of the pyrolysis system leading to efficiency decline, difficulty in dynamically sealing the inlet and outlet causing pollutant leakage, and polymerization of the products affecting product quality.

With these innovative achievements, Niutech was awarded the highest honor in China's scientific and technological field—the National Science and Technology Progress Award.

The core principle of this cutting-edge technology is based on an oxygen-deficient or inert environment, where precise temperature control causes plastics, primarily polyethylene, to crack and pyrolyze, transforming them into high-value products such as fuel oil and solid fuels. The entire process adopts a sealed, micro-pressure design that eliminates dust, dioxins, and other pollutants at the source, preventing secondary pollution. Additionally, the equipment is equipped with pyrolysis dispersion technology, ensuring uniform heating during the process. This allows high-efficiency separation at relatively low temperatures, greatly improving continuous pyrolysis production efficiency, while safeguarding environmental protection and maximizing economic benefits.

During actual operation, waste plastic raw materials are continuously fed into the reactor via an automatic feeding system. The fully enclosed operational process ensures safety and environmental protection at all times. The pyrolysis oil produced from the system is cooled and separated before being transported to storage tanks; the non-condensable combustible gases are purified and pressure-stabilized to be reused for heating, effectively reducing overall energy consumption. This process not only operates efficiently and stably but also meets the most stringent environmental standards both domestically and internationally. Compared to traditional plastic disposal methods, Niutech's continuous pyrolysis equipment demonstrates significant economic and environmental advantages in the field of plastic chemical recycling, truly achieving a win-win for green development and profitability.

Compared with traditional batch equipment, Niutech's industrial continuous intelligent waste plastic equipment represents a revolutionary upgrade. It supports continuous feeding, discharging, and slag removal, enabling non-stop operations that greatly enhance production efficiency and large-scale treatment capacity. Moreover, the entire production line is equipped with PLC/DCS smart control systems, functioning as an "intelligent brain" for the equipment. This system enables full automation monitoring and operation of the entire process, including real-time data collection, fault alarms, and safety monitoring—every link is precisely controlled under intelligent systems.

Currently, this advanced equipment has been successfully deployed in multiple countries, including the UK, South Korea, Thailand, and Denmark, achieving multi-ten-thousand-ton industrialization. It has not only injected strong momentum into local circular economy development but also provided a "Chinese solution" for global sustainable development.

Looking ahead, Niutech will continue to promote technological iteration and upgrades, developing more advanced plastic pyrolysis devices and continuous pyrolysis processes. The company is committed to participating in the global circular economy construction. In the arena of plastic chemical recycling, Niutech is driven by innovation, steadily advancing toward higher goals of achieving greener chemical recycling of waste plastics worldwide and contributing more strength toward protecting the Earth's ecological environment.