The PYROMEX Ultrahigh Temperature Gasification System can treat all types of waste, with the
single exception of heavily contaminated nuclear residues!
NOTE: The economic calculations depend on the tipping fee, the calorific value of the waste as
well as the local electricity prices per KW.
| Secondary Energy Material | kcal/kg (approx.) | kJ/kg (approx.) | kW/kg (approx.) |
| Bamboo | 3'800 | 15'900 | 4.4 |
| Brown coal | 4'500 | 18'900 | 5.2 |
| Cacao shrub | 3'300 | 13'800 | 3.8 |
| Cardboard | 3'800 | 16'900 | 4.4 |
| Cardboard corrugated | 3'910 | 16'400 | 4.5 |
| Car tires | 8'300 | 34'800 | 9.6 |
| China grass | 4'030 | 16'900 | 4.6 |
| Citrus peels | 4’500 | 18'900 | 5.2 |
| Coconut shell | 3'800 | 15'900 | 4.4 |
| Coffee bean shells | 6'000 | 25'100 | 6.8 |
| Compost | 4'200 | 17'600 | 4.8 |
| Cork | 6'300 | 26'400 | 7.3 |
| Corn | 4'400 | 18'400 | 5.1 |
| Cotton seeds | 3'300 | 13'800 | 3.8 |
| Hay | 3'200 | 13'400 | 3.7 |
| Hospital waste | 6'780 | 28'500 | 7.8 |
| Household waste presorted | 4'500 | 18'900 | 5.2 |
| Leather | 4'020 | 16'800 | 4.6 |
| Manure (dried) | 3'760 | 15'900 | 4.4 |
| Neoprene | 7'100 | 29'700 | 8.2 |
| Newspaper | 3’910 | 16'400 | 4.5 |
| Nylon | 7'570 | 31'700 | 8.8 |
| Oil sludge | 8'800 | 36'800 | 10.2 |
| Paper | 4'400 | 18'400 | 5.1 |
| Paper adhesive coated | 4'200 | 17'600 | 4.8 |
| Paper coated | 6'390 | 26'800 | 7.4 |
| Paper sludge | 3'910 | 16'400 | 4.5 |
| Tar paper | 6'390 | 26'800 | 7.4 |
| Paraffin | 10'340 | 43'300 | 12.1 |
| Plywood | 4'500 | 18'900 | 5.2 |
| Polyethan foam | 9'770 | 40'900 | 11.3 |
| Polyethylene | 10'990 | 46'100 | 12.7 |
| Polypropylene | 11'030 | 46'200 | 12.8 |
| Polystyrol carbon reinforced | 10'840 | 45'400 | 12.6 |
| Polystyrol EPS | 9'800 | 41'100 | 11.3 |
| Rice pods | 2'900 | 12'100 | 3.3 |
| Rubber | 5'600 | 23'400 | 6.5 |
| Sewage sludge (dried) | 3'300 | 13'800 | 3.8 |
| Sunflower residue | 4'200 | 17'600 | 4.8 |
| Straw | 4'000 | 17'200 | 4.6 |
| Tar acid | 5'600 | 23'400 | 6.5 |
| Tar and refinery residues | 9'200 | 38'500 | 10.7 |
| Textiles | 4'000 | 16'700 | 4.6 |
| Tobacco powder | 3'000 | 12'600 | 3.4 |
| Treated wood | 4'500 | 18'900 | 5.2 |
| Untreated wood | 4'200 | 17'600 | 4.8 |