据能源之声10月24日报道，能源巨头BP开发了技术，可以将目前不可回收的聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）塑料转化为原料。
在进行大规模商业化之前，BP将在美国伊利诺伊州建立一个2500万美元的试点工厂，以证明这项技术。
PET是饮料和硬质食品包装中最常用的塑料。全球每年在这些应用中使用约2700万吨的PET，其中约2300万吨用于瓶子。
BP Infinia旨在将难以回收的PET塑料废物(例如黑色食品托盘和有色瓶子)转化为可与传统烃类资源互换的再生原料。
这些回收的原料，然后可以用来制造新的宠物包装，可以一次又一次地回收。这样可以减少向下循环的需要，并从垃圾填埋场和焚化中转移塑料废物。
BP下游首席执行官Tufan Erginbilgic表示，我们将Infinia技术视为改变PET塑料回收利用的游戏规则。
其是在聚酯工业中实现更强劲的循环经济并减少不受控塑料浪费的重要垫脚石。
郝芬 译自 能源之声
原文如下：
BP to build $25m plastic recycling tech plant in US
Energy giant BP has developed technology allowing currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic to be transformed into feedstocks.
BP will build a $25 million pilot plant in Illinois, US, to prove the technology, before progressing to full-scale commercialisation.
PET is the most commonly used plastic for beverage and rigid food packaging. Around 27 million tonnes of PET a year are used in these applications globally, with the majority – around 23 million tonnes – used in bottles.
BP Infinia is designed to turn difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste – such as black food trays and coloured bottles – into recycled feedstocks that are interchangeable with those made from traditional hydrocarbon sources.
These recycled feedstocks can then be used to make new PET packaging that may be recycled again and again. This could reduce the need for downcycling and divert plastic waste from landfill and incineration.
Tufan Erginbilgic, BP’s Downstream chief executive, said: “We see our Infinia technology as a game-changer for the recycling of PET plastics.
“It is an important stepping stone in enabling a stronger circular economy in the polyester industry and helping to reduce unmanaged plastic waste.”