Corriere Romagna

Corriere Romagna of 26-10-2017

Diesel fuel and electric energy from plastics and used tires.

Industrial patent designed by Vincenzo Granata: dropped all emissions.

It could be an essential ally in the struggle to the plastics and, above all, to the disposal of the used tires. This is an industrial patent designed by Vincent Granata that, after having deposited it, he has completed the research on the project, individualizing the best elements for the plant. Petroleum derivatives as plastics and tires they are not burned like in an incinerator but they follow a virtuous path for reuse them. The plant designed by Granata allows in fact to recycle this material that is turned into gas-oil and, eventually used for producing electricity (1 or more Megawatt/hour).

The idea and the project

How exactly does the plant work? To explain this is Franco Granata, Vincenzo's brother, who supports him in the communication, promotion, and commercialization of the project: "The industrial process is to provide recycled plastic in a pyrolytic furnace, which, in the absence of total flame and combustion, allows it to be disassembled into simple chemical elements such as syngas and diesel. The system is self-fueling since the syngas is stored and reused to provide the pyrolytic furnace with the energy required for its operation, while the diesel fuel is stored in special tanks to be used either as a fuel for heavy or agricultural vehicles or for feeding generating sets and produce electricity to be used internally or to enter the distribution network to sell it".

Goodbye pollution

Among other things, the Granata-designed conversion plant, during processing, has very low polluting emissions.

"The plant - confirms Franco Granata - is equipped with a patented system that allows a reduction of all emissions beyond 99.9%. Plastic is almost completely converted to diesel, while the residue left behind by the tires is completely recycled (for example, as a dye for paints or printer toners), so these plants are completely "green". In fact, there is only a small trace of water vapor in the atmosphere.

A solution that is beginning to collect the first interests and awards. "At present - confirms Granata - there are important negotiations and projects in progress in various parts of Italy and abroad, and with private and municipal authorities that have the problem of disposal. We have also recently been invited to attend an important international fair in Chile (Exponor 2017) in which we presented a project for the disposal of Caterpillar's largest tires for mining, winning the first prize ».

At Coriano (Italy), "Rep Italia S.r.l." has been created for the marketing and design of Granata's inventory systems.