Waterless Plastic Recycling Cuts Energy Use in Half

Jan-10-15 By eliminating the need for water, the Ak Inovex company is able to recycle plastic using half the energy and less space.

In conventional plastics recycling, the water is used as a cooling agent after the plastic has been ground and dehydrated in preparation for being formed into beads. In contrast, the Ak Inovex process eliminates the extreme temperature changes by skipping the grinding step and moving directly into forming the recycled plastic beads. Besides saving energy and requiring less space, the Ak Inovex waterless process also produces better quality recycled plastic.

According to founder Marco Adame, the process could also be used to recycle other materials, including styrofoam, polystyrene and PET.

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