Future-Proof Your Plant: Deploying MaxFlux™ for Plastics Recycling

Introduction

The future of plastics recycling is rapidly evolving, driven by intense regulatory demands, shifting market expectations, and urgent environmental concerns.

Sulzer’s MaxFlux hydrotreating technology positions operators for long-term success, enabling the seamless conversion of plastic waste into valuable feedstocks fit for advanced chemical and fuel applications while delivering operational excellence, flexibility, and sustainability.

Why Operators Are Choosing MaxFlux

• Adaptable Design

  • MaxFlux can be implemented in new (grassroots) units, upgrades, or capacity expansions, ensuring legacy and greenfield plants alike can benefit from state-of-the-art hydrotreating technology.

  • Flexible integration lets you tailor contaminant removal systems (adsorbent guards, prehydro reactors) and MaxFlux reactors to meet local waste streams and downstream product requirements.

    
    

• Comprehensive Protection

  • By dissolving hydrogen directly into the liquid phase, MaxFlux™ achieves outstanding contaminant control including halogens, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon, and metals without the need for traditional gas recycle loops or complex feed arrangements.

  • The technology delivers extended catalyst life and consistent, ultra-pure outputs, protecting both the process and downstream equipment from fouling and catalyst poisoning.

    
    

• Operational Simplicity and Cost Savings

  • The process eliminates cumbersome gas compression systems, reduces heat and energy consumption, and shrinks plant footprint, translating to significant capital and operating cost savings.

  • Better temperature management and uniform catalyst usage boost process reliability and minimize unplanned outages.

    
    

• Packaged Expertise and Support

  • Sulzer offers extensive process simulation, engineering, and technical support, ensuring integration of MaxFlux™ is smooth, risk-mitigated, and delivers optimal performance across a broad range of applications.

    
    

Competitive Edge for the Circular Economy

• Regulatory Readiness

  • Future-proofs sites to meet ever-tightening environmental standards and product quality specs.

    
    

• Scalable, Modular Design

  • Easily adapts capacity as recycling volumes grow or plant requirements change.

    
    

• Sustainability Performance

  • Reduces landfill volumes, greenhouse gas emissions, and virgin fossil resource demand by turning plastic waste streams into high-value naphtha and fuels.

    
    

MaxFlux Deployment Schematic

Deployment Scenario	MaxFlux Benefits
New (grassroots) plant	Custom-fit for highest efficiency and easiest operation
Retrofit/upgrade	Fast installation, minimal disruption, instant upgrades
Capacity expansion	Simple scale-up through modular reactor addition
Integrated with recycling	Accepts varied plastic waste, aligns with circular goals

Conclusion

Deploying Sulzer’s MaxFlux enables chemical and recycling plants to stay ahead in the race toward circular plastics.

Its unmatched adaptability, reliable contaminant removal, and delivered economic and sustainability gains combined with comprehensive engineering support make MaxFlux the best choice for both immediate challenges and the future needs of the plastics recycling industry.