United Kingdom – Axion Polymers has invested ‘significantly’ in new laboratory and testing facilities to ensure consistent quality of its solid recovered fuel (SRF) products and to satisfy the stringent standards of its technical end markets.
A laboratory-scale furnace unit has been installed at its Shredder Waste Advanced Processing Plant (SWAPP) at Trafford Park in the UK city of Manchester in order to enhance the accurate measurement and testing of the physical and thermal properties of its Axfuel SRF 30 high-energy fuel derived from automotive shredder residue (ASR).
Axion has also recruited a quality control team working within ISO 9001 operating procedures to conduct in-house product testing, including analysis of critical aspects such as SRF calorific value and chemical composition.
Samples are sent on a weekly basis to external laboratories for further testing and verification. This sub-30 mm mixture of textiles, fibre-fluff, plastic, foam and rubber has a calorific value (gross) of 18-22 MJ per kg and is available in large tonnages.
Axion director Roger Morton explains: ‘If SRF is to deliver the fuel benefit and meet the technically-demanding specifications of our end markets, it has to be of consistently high quality so customers can buy with confidence. As this fuel is sourced from end-of-life vehicles, giving it a second life as an alternative high-energy feed is going to be an attractive option for companies who want to demonstrate their environmental credentials.’
* A feature on the SWAPP facility will appear in the September issue of Recycling International.
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