Despite the challenges with methane pyrolysis, it nevertheless would seem that its time has come. Today over 95% of hydrogen is produced with SMR.

Re-use of paper sludge via pyrolysis Date: June 4, 2015 Source: University of Twente Summary: Scientists are helping the paper industry to convert paper sludge - the largest waste stream from ...

Plastic pyrolysis is not a new concept. Back in the 1970s, during the oil crisis, scientists were exploring the thermal decomposition of polymers – especially polyethylene and polypropylene ...

Amid controversy, industry goes all in on plastics pyrolysis Chemical companies are fully backing this plastic waste recycling process. To prove their detractors wrong, they will need to make it work ...

In the meantime, pyrolysis is being used now, with one report estimating the market for pyrolysis plants at US$40 million in 2024 and predicting it to grow to $1.2 billion by 2033.

More information: Yuanzheng Chen et al, Data-Driven Strategies for Designing Multicomponent Molten Catalysts to Accelerate the Industrialization of Methane Pyrolysis, ACS Catalysis (2025).

Cold plasma pyrolysis makes it possible to convert waste plastics into hydrogen, methane and ethylene. Both hydrogen and methane can be used as clean fuels, since they only produce minimal amounts ...

After nearly three years of consideration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing pat on regulation of pyrolysis operations and will continue to view them as incineration. The move ...

So, cold plasma pyrolysis could offer a range of business opportunities to turn something we currently waste into a valuable product. The UK is currently struggling to meet a 50% household ...