TORBED isn’t just an advanced reactor—it’s a technology platform engineered to close resource loops, maximize value from waste, and support sustainable, low-carbon industrial systems across multiple sectors.
Key Circular Economy Applications
1. Valorising Paper Sludge into Cement-Grade Lime
A demonstration plant in France uses TORBED processors to transform paper mill sludge into high-value lime minerals for low-carbon cement production.
- The system recycles waste heat to dry the sludge, reducing reliance on fossil energy.
- By doing so, it prevents methane emissions from landfilling and creates new revenue streams.
- Takes wastepaper sludge, dries it using waste heat, combusts the organic fraction to generate heat, and produces a mineral-rich residue.
- Early systems used dried sludge for animal bedding; more recent designs aim for self-sustaining operations that deliver both energy and valuable by-products.-
2. Calcining Waste Clay to create a cement substitute
A full-scale commercial plant is currently undergoing commissioning.
- The system uses waste clay (eg demolition rubble and tunnelling spoil0 to create a low carbon cement substitute
- Avoids landfilling of waste
3. Broader Waste-to-Resource Applications
Beyond sludge, TORBED technology supports circular economy applications including:
- Biomass torrefaction and gasification—creating biochar and syngas while enabling energy recovery.
- Catalyst and zeolite regeneration—extending catalyst life and enabling material reuse.-
- Ash valorisation—processing rice husk to produce amorphous silica with high purity, avoiding harmful crystalline forms.
- Gas scrubbing and carbon capture—e.g., using TORBED to scrub HF from aluminium smelter emissions or test CO₂ capture reagents
Why TORBED processors Excel in Circular Economy solutions equipment
Feature: High process control & heat recovery
Circular Economy Advantage: Minimizes waste, optimizes energy use, and enables closed-loop systems (e.g., sludge drying + mineral calcination).
Feature: Versatile across materials and reactions
Circular Economy Advantage: Handles diverse inputs—sludge, biomass, catalysts, ash, etc.—and processes (calcination, gasification, regeneration).
Feature: Compact, low-maintenance design
Circular Economy Advantage: Easy to retrofit into existing plants; reduces costs and accelerates adoption.
Feature: Production of high-value outputs
Circular Economy Advantage: Delivers soil remediation biochar, cement-grade lime, amorphous silica, regenerated catalysts, and syngas.
Feature: Pilot-to-commercial scalability
Circular Economy Advantage: Demonstrated in industrial settings with compelling payback and sustainability outcomes.