Chemical recycling of municipal packaging waste by pyrolysis

[EN]The present doctoral thesis centers on studying pyrolysis as a chemical recycling technique for rejected packaging waste fractions coming from separation and sorting plants. The pyrolysis experiments have been carried out in a lab-scale installation equipped with a 3.5 L semi-batch reactor and a condensation and collection system for the liquids and gases generated. In the present thesis, an experimental study on the conventional pyrolysis process applied to the aforementioned waste fractions has been conducted, as well as the study of non-conventional or advanced pyrolysis processes such as catalytic and stepwise pyrolysis. The study of the operating parameters has been carried out using a mixed plastics simulated sample, the composition of which is similar to that found in real fractions, and subsequently the optimized process has been applied to real packaging waste. An exhaustive characterization of the solids, liquids and gases obtained in the process has been made after each experiment and their potential uses have been established. Finally, an empirical model that will predict the pyrolysis yields (% organic liquid, % aqueous liquid, % gases, % char, % inorganic solid) as a function of the composition of the initial sample has been developed. As a result of the experimental work done, the requirements have been established for an industrial packaging waste pyrolysis plant that aims to be sufficiently versatile as to generate useful products regardless of the nature of the raw material.

Tracking the evolution of waste recycling research using overlay maps of science

Tracking the evolution of research in waste recycling science (WRS) can be valuable for environmental agencies, as well as for recycling businesses. Maps of science are visual, easily readable representations of the cognitive structure of a branch of science, a particular area of research or the global spectrum of scientific production. They are generally built upon evidence collected from reliable sources of information, such as patent and scientific publication databases. This study uses the methodology developed by Rafols et al. (2010) to make a “double overlay map” of WRS upon a basemap reflecting the cognitive structure of all journal-published science, for the years 2005 and 2010. The analysis has taken into account the cognitive areas where WRS articles are published and the areas from where it takes its intellectual nourishing, paying special attention to the growing trends of the key areas. Interpretation of results lead to the conclusion that extraction of energy from waste will probably be an important research topic in the future, along with developments in general chemistry and chemical engineering oriented to the recovery of valuable materials from waste. Agricultural and material sciences, together with the combined economics, politics and geography field, are areas with which WRS shows a relevant and ever increasing cognitive relationship.

Plan de Marketing de una PYME: Beotibar Recycling, S.L.

A la hora de entender y analizar lo que está pasando en su empresa, son muchas las dudas que les surgen a los directivos de estas pequeñas y medianas empresas cuando se dan cuenta de que no han desarrollado una estrategia adecuada a sus negocios o por otro lado, no han utilizado ninguna. Para solucionar este problema, existen varias técnicas y estrategias de marketing que se pueden desarrollar. Una de ellas es la elaboración del plan de marketing, que permitirá identificar los medios necesarios para conseguir alcanzar los objetivos ligados al potencial de la empresa. Pero, ¿Para qué sirve exactamente un plan de marketing? Gracias a él se determinarán las necesidades reales del mercado o los clientes potenciales, se desarrollarán y lanzarán productos y servicios de manera ordenada, se establecerá a través de que canales se introducirán en el mercado y se podrá identificar mejor la manera de comunicar nuestra marca/productos/servicios al mercado. En este trabajo se realizará un plan de marketing en la práctica para “Beotibar Recycling S.L”, una empresa perteneciente al sector del reciclado del papel. Siguiendo el método analítico-sintético, el contenido del proyecto constará de un análisis previo del mercado y un diagnóstico de situación. Posteriormente, se marcaran unos objetivos y se implementaran unas estrategias y acciones a seguir, para finalmente organizar un plan de seguimiento y control de estas últimas.