HYFUEL oil purification project receives €2m funding boost

The total project-funding amounts to €2.076m with €1.038m from Eureka Eurostars and €1.038m from project partners.

HYFUEL is developing a novel catalyst approach to purify pyrolysis oil extracted from end-of-life tyres (ELTs). The HYFUEL process will enable Wastefront to increase the value of its existing biofuel by optimising some of the characteristics of Tyre Derived Oil (TDO) when it is transformed into renewable fuels for several applications.

Wastefront’s TDO qualifies as a biofuel under price premium schemes, but the pre-treatment of pyrolysis feed and upgrading of TDO means that HYFUEL’s optimised tyre pyrolysis oil can be used as a substitution for diesel fuel without the need for further refining. According to Wastefront, the  HYFUEL process does not require high temperatures for operation, leading to lower energy consumption and lower carbon emissions.

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In a statement, Henrik Selstam, CTO of Wastefront, said: “The purification of pyrolysis oil is a critical next step for our industry as we strive to implement greener, more efficient ways to utilise end-of-life-tyres, which too often still end up in landfills or being burnt in cement kilns. Ground breaking projects like this, underpinned by collaboration, innovation and intent at their core, are undoubtedly the key to realising the net-zero transition at the pace the future of our planet so clearly requires.”