Demonstration of Chemical Recycling Through Waste Plastic Gasification and Methanol Synthesis
First written in FY2023. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2025.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company used catalyst and gas reforming technologies cultivated through its hydrogen production technology and other activities to verify a process for reforming synthesis gas obtained from gasification furnaces for waste plastics and other materials into gas suitable for chemical recycling, and successfully produced reformed gas suitable for methanol synthesis.」
The Company successfully reformed waste-plastic-derived synthesis gas and moved on to considering scale-up and initiatives toward commercialization. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company used catalyst and gas reforming technologies cultivated through its hydrogen production technology and other activities to verify a process for reforming synthesis gas obtained from gasification furnaces for waste plastics and other materials into gas suitable for chemical recycling, and successfully produced reformed gas suitable for methanol synthesis.」
The Company successfully verified the reforming of waste-plastic-derived synthesis gas into gas suitable for methanol synthesis and moved on to considering scale-up and commercialization. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The Company launched a joint demonstration project to develop Japan's first chemical recycling technology for producing methanol from synthesis gas obtained by gasifying mixed waste plastics.」
As a joint demonstration project with multiple companies, the Company began developing technology to gasify mixed waste plastics and synthesize methanol from the resulting synthesis gas.