Synthesis gas from residues containing PVC

1 The setting up of the reactor was carried out in winter 2011/2012

2 Recent work on the upper part of the reactor

3 The raw gas extraction is ready

4 The limestone/substitute fuel mixing-point at the base of the plant

5 The alternative fuel bunker (center) is located in the hall behind the gate. On the right the lime bunkers

6 At the end of March 2012, the tanks for the liquid nitrogen have been added

7 All teamwork

8 Roland Müller, Ecoloop project developer and manager, and Bernd Röwert, head of communications Fels-Werke GmbH

The new plant in March 2012

The Ecoloop process for manufacturing high-grade synthesis gas (syngas) from wastes containing PVC is currently in the commissioning phase at the Rübeland plant near Elbingerode. ZKG INTERNATIONAL visited the plant to update our information.

The Fels-Werke GmbH operates three lime plants – Rübeland, Hornberg und Kaltes Tal – around the company’s Elbingerode location in the Eastern Harz district, extracting limestone to burn lime for e.g. the steel industry. The new Ecoloop pilot system has been installed at the last-named plant. In this pilot system, commercial and domestic waste materials will be processed in a reactor together with lime to produce a syngas that can be used for numerous applications, for instance as a standard fuel, and that will be able to completely replace valuable fossil energy sources.

Such gasification...