Gasification: an advanced recycling technology to convert waste to synthesis gas, electricity or other valuable products
6 million tons of municipal solid waste are produced worldwide daily, with the majority ending up in landfills and dumps, contaminating the environment
2 billion tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent are emitted from landfills annually
of all greenhouse gas emissions globally
5%
30 million m³
of garbage is delivered to landfills worldwide daily
could be filled from the bottom to the top in just
Burj Khalifa
2 hours
Traditional recycling technologies have limited capabilities; only 10-15% of waste could be recycled efficiently
20-50%
20-30%
15-20%
10-15%
10-15%
1-10%
0-5%
Several advanced recycling technologies are emerging, one of them is gasification
Gasification is a thermo-chemical process of converting carbon-containing waste into synthesis gas and further into electricity or other valuable products
Carbon-containing waste
Valuable products
Our gasification reactor is energy-efficient, compact, and affordable; it is designed for on-site deployment, allowing decentralized waste processing
  • No external source of energy is needed
  • Utilization of internal energy of waste is high
  • ~10% of internal energy to destroy the waste
  • Blast air flow is moderate
  • Oxidation zone is small and very hot (1200C)
  • Hazardous substances are destroyed inside
  • Filtration system of outgoing syngas is lean
  • Equipment is affordable: $150K+ for a unit
  • Unit fits in a 20-foot container
  • Waste is utilized locally, no transportation
  • Electricity is consumed locally, off-grid
Our prototype can process up to 30 kg of waste per hour, generating up to 20 kilowatts of electric energy, allowing on-site waste processing
Our commercial unit will process up to 60 kg of waste per hour, generating up to 40 kilowatts of electricity, and will fit into a size of a standard 20-foot container
  • Covered outdoor or indoor space: 8*10 = 80 m2
  • Shielded space: 3.5*6 = 21 m2
  • Air-conditioned space: 2*6 = 12 m2
  • Load lifting equipment: up to 2 tons
  • Process water, laboratory sink, sewerage
  • Fire safety equipment
  • Electricity: 15 kW, 220V, and 380V (for the initial R&D phase only)
CleanTainer equipment composition
Required on-site premises
Our target customers are the companies that produce from 100 kilograms to 10 tons of carbon-containing waste per day
  • Wood and textile processing companies
  • Agriculture farms
  • HoReCa in remote locations
  • Distribution centers
  • Supermarkets in remote locations
  • Suburban residences
  • Government bodies: army, police, correction facilities
  • Auto transportation companies and operators of EOL tires dumps
  • Waste processing companies (in the form of partnership)
Without gasification (ton CO2 per ton of waste)
Clients’ waste carbon footprint could be reduced by a factor of five by avoiding methane emissions from dumped waste
With gasification (ton CO2 per ton of waste)
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Clients’ waste removal and electricity consumption costs could be reduced by 20-30% by decentralized waste utilization
Without gasification
With gasification
Let’s dump landfills together!
Sergey Likharev, founder and CEO