Waste Types

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.

Calorific Values (ascending by energy values) (Click here to sort alphabetically)

Secondary Energy Material kcal/kg (approx.) MJ/kg (approx.) kW/kg (approx.)
Rice pods 2'900 12'100 3.3
Tobacco powder 3'000 12'600 3.4
Hay 3'200 13'400 3.7
Cacao shrub 3'300 13'800 3.8
Cotton seeds 3'300 13'800 3.8
Sewage sludge (dried) 3'300 13'800 3.8
Bamboo 3'800 15'900 4.4
Coconut shell 3'800 15'900 4.4
Manure (dried) 3'760 15'900 4.4
Cardboard corrugated 3'910 16'400 4.5
Paper sludge 3'910 16'400 4.5
Newspaper 3’910 16'400 4.5
Textiles 4'000 16'700 4.6
Leather 4'020 16'800 4.6
Cardboard 3'800 16'900 4.4
China grass 4'030 16'900 4.6
Straw 4'000 17'200 4.6
Compost 4'200 17'600 4.8
Paper adhesive coated 4'200 17'600 4.8
Sunflower residue 4'200 17'600 4.8
Untreated wood 4'200 17'600 4.8
Corn 4'400 18'400 5.1
Paper 4'400 18'400 5.1
Citrus peels 4’500 18'900 5.2
Braun coal 4'500 18'900 5.2
Household waste pre-sorted 4'500 18'900 5.2
Treated wood 4'500 18'900 5.2
Plywood 4'500 18'900 5.2
Rubber 5'600 23'400 6.5
Tar acid 5'600 23'400 6.5
Coffee bean shells 6'000 25'100 6.8
Cork 6'300 26'400 7.3
Paper coated 6'390 26'800 7.4
Tar paper 6'390 26'800 7.4
Hospital waste 6'780 28'500 7.8
Neoprene 7'100 29'700 8.2
Nylon 7'570 31'700 8.8
Car tires 8'300 34'800 9.6
Oil sludge 8'800 36'800 10.2
Tar and refinery residues 9'200 38'500 10.7
Polyethan foam 9'770 40'900 11.3
Polystyrol EPS 9'800 41'100 11.3
Paraffin 10'340 43'300 12.1
Polystyrol carbon reinforced 10'840 45'400 12.6
Polyethylene 10'990 46'100 12.7
Polypropylene 11'030 46'200 12.8