Pyrolysis, or heating in the absence of oxygen, is one method that is often used. The metal parts turn into char and the plastic (polymer) components turn into gas and liquid.

In the meantime, pyrolysis is being used now, with one report estimating the market for pyrolysis plants at US$40 million in 2024 and predicting it to grow to $1.2 billion by 2033.

Pyrolysis? Yes, it’s a technology in which you heat up a material to a high temperature, without adding oxygen. What happens is that the material does not burn, but disintegrates at molecular level.

More information: Yuanzheng Chen et al, Data-Driven Strategies for Designing Multicomponent Molten Catalysts to Accelerate the Industrialization of Methane Pyrolysis, ACS Catalysis (2025).

After nearly three years of consideration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing pat on regulation of pyrolysis operations and will continue to view them as incineration. The move ...

This course will cover analytical pyrolysis, samples that can be analysed, types of pyrolysis, instrumentation & set up and troubleshooting. Learning Outcomes You will learn about and gain practical ...

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations face challenges due to differences over limiting production or recycling, with potential solutions in co-pyrolysis technology.

Cold Plasma Pyrolysis: How We Can Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Energy and Useful Products in Seconds Published Oct 02, 2018 at 5:08 AM EDT Updated Jun 19, 2019 at 5:40 AM EDT By Anh Phan ...