ADVANCED PYROLYSIS THERMAL CONVERSION: RELIABILITY, OPTIONALITY, & SAFETY FOR PH III READINESS

CarbonCycle is a Waste to Value company. We have developed a system that converts carbon-based waste--scrap tires, mixed plastics, used oil, bio-waste, paper, and wood (to name a few)--into valuable and usable products via our proprietary Advanced Pyrolysis technology. Our system implements a closed loop solution, creating valuable, reusable carbon and oil based products through thermal conversion of waste with zero harmful emissions and net positive energy. In the DoD context the system will be a localized, value-extracting waste destruction and demilitarization tool for use at the base level to turn waste removal costs into a mix of revenue generation, material independence / supply chain resilience, and energy production. Beginning in 2020, CarbonCycle undertook a SBIR 2 contract with the purpose of completing research and development work to adapt our technology to best meet the needs of DAF and the DOD. The primary objective was to develop the core of a pilot CarbonCycle Advanced Pyrolysis system at our headquarters in Mansfield, MO. The work conducted under this contract represents a major move forward for our technology, however, as expected there remains work to do on the prototype to see the technology through to its full potential and SBIR Phase III readiness.  This proposed TACFI project with the 187th Fighter Wing at Dannelly Field Alabama will provide us the opportunity for further research and development work to add the functional capability, economic potential, and safety we need on the technology to finish what we started. These final system improvements will add optionality to the system’s utility and dramatically increase the potential impact of the technology within the DOD to add infrastructure that addresses material independence and energy resilience gaps with Waste-to-Value recovery. Specifically, we will add additional and necessary functionality to the system, advance the reliability, standardization and quality control throughout the operation, and dramatically improve the overall safety of the system. At the end of this work we will be ready to begin internal production on the system to properly showcase to prospective buyers and/or DoD decision-makers. Our team has 35+ years of experience working on Waste-to-Energy facilities. We also have the entrepreneurial experience, financial backing and commercial traction required to make both the commercial and DoD applications of our technology a success. The project proposed is well within the scope of the available contract limits and we are excited to work with the team at Dannelly Field to see it through.