Our advanced recycling technology
Styrenyx
Advanced recycling technology that uses catalyst-free depolymerization to recycle polystyrene waste back to its virgin-equivalent 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 polystyrene into its original building blocks, preserving their value for continuous reuse in a circular economy. Our technology supports a sustainable future by using an electrified reactor with lower carbon impact and a renewable energy source.
Our technology can reduce carbon equivalent emissions for styrene production by up to 86% compared to fossil-based production
Agilyx commissioned Sphera Solutions to conduct a cradle-to-gate carbon footprint assessment revealing that Styrenyx:
Cuts CO₂ emissions by 38% using grid electricity
Lowers emissions by 86% when
powered by wind energy
Could remove the equivalent of 325,000 gasoline cars from the road annually if applied to just 10% of global styrene production
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.
Lower-carbon process
Reduces carbon impact by using an electrified reactor powered by a renewable energy source
Catalyst-free system
Allows contaminated polystyrene feedstocks
Robust feedstock capability
Allows input of a broad range of polystyrene feedstocks and blends (including, waste PS, GPPS, EPS, XPS, HIPS, ABS, AS & SAN)
Flexible 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 fossil-based 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.
