The Technology
Every year, millions of tons of multilayer laminate materials—like food packaging, coffee bags, paper cups, juice cartons, and even solar panels—are either incinerated or landfilled due to the lack of an industrial method for separating their tightly bonded layers. These materials combine plastics, paper, aluminum, and adhesives in a structure that is nearly impossible to recycle—until now.
A novel chemical process that selectively breaks down only the tie-layer (the adhesive glue) in laminated structures was developed, enabling the clean separation and individual recovery of each component. Unlike existing approaches that rely on harsh solvents or complex treatments, our method is simple, non-toxic, and highly versatile. It requires minimal input chemicals, avoids dissolving the structural layers, and can be scaled for both batch and continuous high-throughput processing.
This breakthrough opens a clear path to industrial recycling of post-consumer laminated waste, with proven success in separating real-world packaging composed of polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), aluminum, and paper. The opportunity is enormous — transforming hard-to-recycle waste into valuable material streams while enabling circular solutions for packaging and beyond.
Advantages
- Non toxic or corrosive solvent
- Complete gravitational separation between the delaminated layers
- High throughput batch or continuous process
- Easy and multiple reuse of process chemicals
Applications and Opportunities
- Recycling of PCR (post consumer recycled) packages, solar panels polymeric items and other multilayers laminates
- Groundbreaking solution for huge unmet need in a multi-billion of dollar market
- Eco friendly, cheap and fast recycle process
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