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| Rocktron's closed wet system can recycle 100% of fly ash |
RockTron, the fly ash recycling technology specialist will launch RockTron Asia at IGEM Conference in Malaysia (17-24 October) – two years ahead of schedule.
The company claims that its closed wet system can recycle 100% of both fresh and stockpiled coal-fired power station waste (fly ash) on an industrial scale, without any waste stream, and that it plans to debut its technology to Asia in the Malaysian market.
Over 2 billion tonnes fly ash is dumped annually in landfill sites around the world. However, it is made up of valuable industrial raw materials, which have been discarded for decades as there was no means of recycling them.
RockTron said that it has developed the technology to do just that, and its new UK plant located at Fiddler’s Ferry is, capable of transforming 800,000 tonnes of fly ash per year into valuable eco-minerals on an industrial scale, and offers the potential to cut global man-made CO2 emissions by up to 2%.
RockTron’s is unique closed wet system, designed to recycle both fresh and stockpiled fly ash, representing a fundamental advantage over previous technologies. The company believes that as a direct result of this it has solved the problems of large-scale waste storage and removal, while conserving valuable natural resources and helping some of the worst offending industries cut their CO2 emissions.
Fly ash mountains and landfills will no longer be created, enabling site remediation and local environmental improvements.
RockTron’s proprietary process is said to offer a consistent year round supply, of five new high-performance eco-mineral products, four of which are naturally spherical; including hollow and solid alumino-silicate microspheres (<1 to 300 micron) and solid paramagnetic microspheres.
They can be used as fillers and extenders in rubber, elastomers, thermoplastics, thermosets and as substitutes in all forms of concrete. Manufacturing applications include: automotive, aviation, tyres, paints and coatings, flooring, cabling, piping, construction and domestic appliances.
RockTron Asia’s Chairman, Malaysia’s highly respected senior politician: Y. Bhg. Dato’ Mohd Yazid Dato’ Haji Baba said:
“We can dramatically cut manufacturers’ costs and their CO2 emissions. RockTron’s unique process removes the fly ash tips and lagoons that pollute our planet, proving what is good for business can also be good for the environment”
