Valoron
Valoron GmbH provides a thermochemical conversion process that transforms unsorted municipal waste, plastics, and food waste into drop-in fuels and chemical feedstocks without requiring sorting. The process avoids incineration and landfilling, using carbon as a resource while achieving high energy efficiency and a fraction of today's climate impact. The technology, based on years of research at the Technical University of Munich, is now moving from lab to commercial scale.
- Clean Technology
- Chemical Technology
- Energy
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Most waste is burned or buried. Mixed waste cannot be recycled mechanically, so it goes to incineration or landfill, taking its carbon with it and contributing significantly to climate impact.
Solution
Valoron GmbH provides a highly efficient thermochemical conversion process that turns unsorted municipal waste, plastics, and food waste into valuable chemicals and fuels without requiring sorting. The process uses carbon as a resource rather than wasting it, producing drop-in fuels for aviation, shipping, and transportation as well as feedstock for the chemical industry. This single process handles all waste types with high energy efficiency and a fraction of today's climate impact compared to incineration or landfilling. The technology is based on years of research at the Technical University of Munich and is now moving from lab to commercial scale.
Target Audience
Primary customers are waste management companies and municipalities seeking alternatives to incineration and landfilling, as well as industrial buyers in aviation, shipping, and chemicals seeking drop-in fossil fuel replacements.
Features
- Single thermochemical process handles unsorted municipal waste, plastics, and food waste without sorting requirements
- Produces drop-in fuels compatible with existing aviation, shipping, and transportation infrastructure
- Generates chemical industry feedstock as an output alongside fuels
- High energy efficiency conversion process with significantly reduced climate impact versus incineration
- Technology developed from research at the Technical University of Munich transitioning to commercial scale