Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[Long2Retire]

JBII
4.3.4 Environmental Emissions
Emissions from the P2O process come from the flue gas that is generated during pyrolysis. The flue gas goes
through a stack before it is released into the environment. The reported emissions of greenhouse gases for
the P2O process are: 0.02 ppm SO2, 15.1 ppm NOx, and 3.1 ppm CO. CO2 emissions from the P2O process are
estimated to be approximately 1,129 short tons CO2 per year. (These emissions are based on a P2O unit
processing approximately 36 tons of plastic waste per day at 75% availability).
The electricity consumption of a 48-ton per day P20 unit is approximately 1.3 MWh per day (53
kW/day). Assuming 75.3% availability (275 days/year) of the P2O unit, the total annual electricity
consumption of P2O unit is estimated to be approximately 350 MWh per year. Assuming that the electricity
provided to the process is generated from coal, the CO2 emissions from the electricity consumption are
estimated to be approximately 364 tons CO2 per year (this is based on the Energy Information
Administration’s estimate that coal derived electricity produces on average 2.08 lb CO2/kWh). Therefore, the overall CO2 emissions of a P2O unit are estimated to be approximately 1,493 tons CO2 per year.
The P2O process passed multiple Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) stack tests that were
conducted in 2010 and 2011. Air emissions were well within the regulatory criteria established by the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) thus reaffirming that the P2O process is a
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clean “green” process. JBI Inc. received an air permitting exemption from the environmental protection
agency for the new commercial facility that will be constructed in Jacksonville, FL.
The primary waste product generated by the P2O process is petcoke. JBI Inc. is currently seeking
Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) for the purposes of potential sale of the petcoke residue.
Although the P2O process uses cooling water for the equipment, no wastewater is generated. The
cooling water runs in a closed loop and is never in contact with the chemicals in the process.

4.3.6 Current Status
JBI Inc. is currently in the process of constructing its first commercial facility. The facility will initially operate
with 3 P2O units (total 144 ton per day capacity). Eventually, JBI Inc. plans to install 24 P2O units and have
the facility operate at a maximum capacity of approximately 1,150 tons per day. The commercial facility will
be located in Jacksonville, FL and will be used by Rock-Tenn, a paperboard and packaging manufacturer. To
date, JBI Inc. has produced 461,000 gallons of fuel with its P2O process


Agilyx
4.4.4 Environmental Emissions
The air emissions of the Agilyx process are due to the combustion of natural gas and the flaring of the light
gas product of pyrolysis. Agilyx claims that the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a 40-ton per day
Agilyx facility are 8,159 short tons of CO2 per year74. If Agilyx’s next generation processing unit can use the
light gas product to heat the pyrolysis reactor, Agilyx estimates that the GHG emissions for a 40-ton per day
facility would be reduced to 6,732 tons of CO2 per year75. Agilyx currently has air permits in Oregon,
California, and Florida76.
Additional emissions of the Agilyx system come from the electricity consumption of the process.
Since both Agilyx and JBI Inc’s processes are based on thermal pyrolysis, it can be assumed that the Agilyx
process consumes as much electricity as the P2O process at a minimum; the Agilyx system has a greater
external energy demand than the P2O process because it does not recycle its light gases product for use as an
energy source of its process. Assuming that an approximately 40-ton per day Agilyx system uses at minimum
1.3 MWh per day (at reported power input of 53 kW) and operates at 92% availability, the estimated annual
CO2 emissions from electricity production are estimated to be approximately 444 tons of CO2 per year (this is based on the Energy Information Administration’s estimate that coal derived electricity produces on average 2.08 lb CO2/kWh). The minimum estimated annual CO2 emissions of the Agilyx process is approximately 8,603 tons of CO2 per year.

4.4.5 Current Status
Agilyx has been operating a commercial facility near Portland, OR for the past two years. In 2012, Agilyx
completed installation of its first 40-ton per day commercial facility. This commercial facility is located in
Minnesota and will be used by Rational Energies78. Since the time of the EEC associate’s visit, Agilyx has
developed and begun operation of its fifth generation base system.
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