Styrenyx™
Advanced recycling technology that uses catalyst-free depolymerization to recycle polystyrene waste back to its original building blocks for reuse in new, high-quality products.
Advanced recycling: Preserving the value of plastic
Agilyx’s advanced recycling technology tackles the global plastic waste problem by processing hard-to-recycle plastics that traditional recycling methods cannot. Styrenyx, our proprietary depolymerization process, uses controlled temperatures to break plastics into molecular building blocks, preserving their value for continuous reuse in a truly circular economy. Our technology supports a sustainable future by using an electrified reactor with lower carbon impact and a renewable energy source.
Built for versatility Styrenyx is used in commercial-scale technology platforms to redirect plastic waste from the landfill and back into use. Unlike other technologies, Styrenyx’s reactor does not use a catalyst. This means we are able to process contaminated plastic waste, greatly increasing recyclability rates.
Robust feedstock capability
Allows input of a broad range of polystyrene feedstocks and blends (including, waste PS, GPPS, EPS, XPS, HIPS, ABS, AS & SAN)
Catalyst-free system
Allows contaminated polystyrene feedstocks
Flexible process
Produces a product to feed any styrene monomer end–market
Lower-carbon process
Reduces carbon impact by using an electrified reactor powered by a renewable energy source
Backed by 20+ years of technology development
With eight generations of technology development, a robust portfolio of patents and a license actively operating at a waste polystyrene recycling facility in Japan, Agilyx has established its leadership position in the advanced recycling industry.
Styrenyx: Feedstock to Product
Styrenyx is designed to drive the future of sustainable packaging by enabling plastics to be recycled repeatedly, reducing reliance on virgin materials and significantly lowering carbon footprints.
Input: Polystyrene feedstock
Densified polystyrene waste is fed into the reactors.
Conversion: Depolymerization
Our patented pyrolysis reactor depolymerizes, (breaks down using high, controlled temperatures) the polystyrene into its original building blocks: styrene monomers.
Output: Styrene monomer
The end-product, a styrene monomer, enables all styrene monomer end-markets to create new, virgin-equivalent, high-quality polystyrene products, displacing the need for fossil-based production.
Styrenyx is proven on a commercial scale
Styrenyx is at the heart of Toyo Styrene’s advanced recycling facility in Chiba, Japan — the largest facility dedicated to the depolymerization of polystyrene waste in the country.
This innovative facility converts polystyrene waste into a styrene monomer using Styrenyx technology. The recovered styrene monomer can be used in making high-quality polystyrene products with a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to those made with virgin materials.
