Our Vision
To be a world leader in market-driven innovation and engineering for industrial applications of plasma.
Mission
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Greener Life: Reducing environmental pollution and improving health and well-being
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Optimized Results: Maximizing energy efficiency and economic benefits through Waste
to Energy revolution and advancement of materials -
New-Concept Manufacturing: Flexible and customized project-based design and
manufacturing.
Values
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Win-win: seek to share success in all our interactions with customers, suppliers or colleagues
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Collaborate: everyone will benefit if we share ideas
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Care: provide help when we can
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Openness: encourage participation and new ideas
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Integrity: build trusted relationships by always doing what’s right
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Dedication: apply ourselves to achieve results
Our Fields of Interest
Medical Waste Plasma Gasification System
Medical waste (MW) poses high risks of infection and injury to human health, particularly for the individuals exposed to the waste, so disposal is highly regulated. Gasification with thermal plasma is a promising, environmentally friendly solution for a growing problem.
Municipal Solid Waste Treatment
Municipal solid waste (MSW) refers to byproducts generated during the urbanization of human society.
Advanced Material Research and Development
Advanced materials refer to both new materials created and existing materials modified to obtain superior performance in one or more characteristics that are critical for the application under consideration.
Innovational Plasma Technology
The application of plasma-based techniques is quite diverse.
Our Products and services
A clean solution for medical waste disposal.
Aplas provides healthcare facilities (hospitals, medical waste disposal centres) and other medical waste producers with environmentally friendly waste treatment, while achieving the energy and resource recovery for their needs. A pilot-scale facility (with capacity of 3 tons of MW per day) is already running by China
Tianying Inc. in Nantong, China. Meanwhile, a larger capacity commercial demonstration plant
in Tongzhouwan, Nantong, China is in design and will be commissioned in Q4 2017.
A clean solution for medical waste disposal.
Aplas provides healthcare facilities (hospitals, medical waste disposal centres) and other medical waste producers with environmentally friendly waste treatment, while achieving the energy and resource recovery for their needs. Already adopted by China Tianying Inc. on a pilot-scale facility (capacity of 3 tons of MW per day) in Nantong, China, a 20 TPD demonstration plant is in the design phase and will be commissioned in Q4 2017.
This figure shows an overview of the Aplas MW plasma gasification system. Bagged medical waste is collected at healthcare facilities and transported to the disposal site. Loaded on a conveyor belt, the bags of waste are carried to a feeding system where they are cut one-by-one prior to entering the gasifier. A mechanical unit mixes the feedstock with oxidizing agents, preventing the formation of a hotspot or high temperature zone which are major pollutant contributors. The bottom ash residue produced is discharged from the gasifier and conveyed to a plasma melting chamber where it is vitrified to form a non-toxic glassy slag. The raw syngas at the exit is controlled to approximately 600˚C. The raw syngas passes through a cyclone which removes most of the solid particles. Aplas offers a variety of options for the processing and application of the syngas at this point.
The syngas can be combusted in a chamber equipped with a plasma torch at the inlet that eliminates pollutants to a much lower level. The hot flue gas leaving the combustion chamber experiences a rapid quench in a fire-tube boiler, from a temperature above 1100˚C to 220˚C, avoiding the reformation of dioxins. After a set of cleaning units (baghouse, scrubber, wet ESP, etc.), the pollutants are reduced to an extremely low level and the flue gas is emitted to the atmosphere through a stack.
Alternatively, the syngas can either be used for producing electricity in a gas turbine or as a raw material for chemical synthesis. Compared to incineration technologies, the Aplas hazardous/medical waste disposal system dramatically reduces the amount of dioxins generated during the thermal degradation of waste.
Furthermore, advanced plasma technologies are integrated into the gasification process which can both further eliminate the trace amount of dioxins in the gas stream and neutralize the solid by-products. The neutralization of these by-products (fly ash, bottom ash residue, etc.) is done by either breaking down the toxic components or solidifying them into glass (vitrification).
Features of the Aplas technology include:
- A feeding system that ensures that staff are not exposed to the waste.
- Capacity demonstrated at 125 kg/h, with the ability to be scaled upward or downward according to the demand at the site.
- Adaptability to variable MW feedstock (large range of moisture content, Cl-contained plastics, heating value)
- Transformation of inorganic residues and ash to a non-toxic glassy slag, which can be used as a construction material or higher-value product such as abrasives.
- The production of syngas from the gasifier that can be either directly combusted in a chamber to generate steam in a steam boiler, or be used for other applications downstream after a clean-up process, such as electricity.
A compact and easy-to-transfer system for the treatment of solid waste.
Aplas provides small communities, industry and other sectors a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to dispose of small quantities of solid waste. It is a compact and light-weight, portable plasma-gasification unit. The disposal unit is light-weight and easy to move to the users to treat the waste locally after a quick assembly, avoiding the transportation of the collected waste to alternative treatment. It is an easy-to-operate, highly reliable and robust system in which the integrated advanced plasma units eliminate the pollutants effectively, ensuring an extremely low emission while maintaining a low maintenance cost.
A plasma-based metallic powder production system.
Aplas is dedicated to developing plasma-based metallic powder technologies. Aplas provides solutions for producing and supplying high-quality and spherical Titanium and Titanium alloy powders for additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy as well as other 3D printing related industries. Plasma technologies are integrated in the process for producing highly spherical and high-density particles, which are highly desirable for additive manufacturing. Figure 1 shows an overview of the metal powder process.
A plasma melting system for treatment of fly ash
Through innovation, collaboration and partnerships, Aplas has developed a novel plasma-based melting technology that provides a solution for treating highly-concentrated solid pollutants, such as fly ash. Figure 1 displays the plasma ash melting process.
A plasma melting system for treatment of fly ash
Through innovation, collaboration and partnerships, Aplas has developed a novel plasma-based melting technology that provides a solution for treating highly-concentrated solid pollutants, such as fly ash. This figure displays the plasma ash melting process.
The ash is mixed with the additive at a regular and controlled rate in a tank and pelletized to produce small granules by a roll forming machine before being transported to a storage tank. The formed granules are then vitrified at 1350˚C in a plasma melting furnace. All inorganic compounds are melted in the plasma melting furnace and the discharged slag is non-toxic vitrified glass after cooling. The gaseous effluent from the plasma chamber is quenched and gets saturated in a water cooling tower and then enters an acoustic chamber in which the entrained fine particles grow bigger with the liquid droplets and thus can be easily removed in a cyclone. Subsequently, the flue gas is neutralized to remove acid gas components by injecting alkali solutions in an absorber, before emitting to the atmosphere through a stack.
Our Facilities
Chinese Facilities
China TIANYING’s Plasma Application Laboratory (PAL) is a collaborative research lab for APLAS developed plasma technology demonstration and application. The Laboratory advances the coupled fields of waste treatment, advanced material, new energy and plasma physics research, and, with APLAS, is developing the scientific understanding and key innovations needed to realize enterprise strategy and social responsibilities.
Chinese Facilities (cont’d)
About the Lab
China TIANYING’s Plasma Application Laboratory dedicates to solving the problem which relates to the people’s livelihood, implementing the general design and the key technology for the research and development on related projects. An associated mission is to positively develop the research fields those are of strategical, prospective, and foundational in the related projects. APLAS participate in the management of PAL, which is part of the international laboratory system funded by China TIANYING. The Laboratory is sited on TIANYING’s headquarter in Hai’an, Nantong, China, which covers an area of 2 arces and four-storey building.
The PAL has already established 5 research and project divisions which are focused on (i) Fly ash melting; (ii) Bio-Medical Waste Gasification; (iii) MSW Gasification and Waste-to-Energy research; (iv) Advanced metal/ceramic powder manufacture; (v) Coal gasification; and (vi) Plasma generator development and applications in five divisions. Currently, it includes several essential aspects in the research for waste treatment, advanced material and new energy industry.
Through our efforts to build and operate the projects, PAL is supposed to gain extensive capabilities in a host of disciplines including melting technology, gasification technology, advanced computational simulations, vacuum technology, mechanics, materials science, electronics, computer technology, and high-voltage arc systems. In addition, APLAS researchers and engineers are applying knowledge gained in plasma research to related theoretical and experimental areas, including the development of plasma generator and thrusters. The Laboratory’s Office of Technology Transfer assists industry, local government and Canadian relevant authority in transferring these technologies to the commercial sector.
Mission Statement
China TIANYING’s Plasma Application Laboratory (PAL) works with APLAS across the globe to develop plasma as an energy source for the world, and conducts research along the broad frontier of plasma science, technology and application, as well as nurtures the research atmosphere in these fields.
Bio-Medical Waste Gasification
Plasma provides a method for completely removing the hazardous nature of bio- medical waste from thermal treatment processes while recovering the overwhelming majority of the material as useful by-products for resale and reuse, thus improving the environmental credentials of medical waste disposal.
In order to meet with China TIANYING’s globalization strategy, Aplas Ltd. is responsible for
the development of a Commercial Plasma Gasification Demonstration Plant for bio-medical
waste treatment. The plant is constructed for the purpose of demonstrating CNTY’s capability of
bio-medical waste innocent treatment and promoting the technology to the Chinese market.
The project is supposed to be conducted in two steps: First, a 3TPD pilot plant will be built at
PAL for conceptual validation and technology optimization; once the pilot plant is proven to be
successful, the system will be scaled up, and to be built at Rudong, Jiangsu Province. The whole
project is expected to last about two years, starting from July 2016 to June 2018, at which the
3TPD pilot system is expected to be built and tested by the second half of 2017, and then the
commercial plant will be built, fully commissioned and ready for demonstration as well as
marketing promotion.
Fly Ash Melting
Plasma technology is unaffected by future variations in waste composition as fly ash becomes more concentrated and more hazardous over time, in contrast with many alternative methods of treatment where such changes present considerable challenges. This gives the technology future-proofing against potential changes in taxation, gate fees and regulation, thereby removing a key business risk.
With the growth of this sector set to continue and the increasing stringency of environmental regulation, it seems certain that many more commercial fly ash plasma treatment plants will be installed in the coming years. The integration of plasma with modern WtE technology virtually eliminates all secondary hazardous wastes, thereby improving the overall environmental performance, and is an essential component of future sustainable waste management infrastructure.
Aplas Ltd. participate in the development of a 40TPD Plasma Melting Demonstration Plant for fly ash disposal. The plant is constructed for the purpose of demonstrating CNTY’s capability of fly ash disposal and promoting the technology to its own WtE projects and Chinese market.
The project is supposed to be conducted in two steps: First, a 0.5TPD pilot plant is built at PAL and supposed to be operated in March, 2017; 40TPD scaling-up projects is now under conceptual design, and to will be built and operate at Rudong, Jiangsu Province by late 2017, which will solve the problem of secondary pollution of WtE projects to a large extent.
Canadian Facilities
Aplas offices are in Ottawa, a hot-bed of research and development with 1800 high-tech companies and two comprehensive universities.
Aplas is establishing a Plasma Technology Research Facility in Ottawa, Ontario. The purpose of the facility is to enable Aplas’ vision of being a world leader in market-driven innovation and engineering design for industrial applications of plasma.
The 10,000 ft2 research space will house equipment and supporting analytical laboratories for research into plasma torch development and refinement, powder manufacturing for 3D printing and novel applications of plasma that can be introduced into the market.
A 3000ft2 interim research space will be commissioned in 2017 to start practical research and development while the permanent facility is built and fitted-out.
CHINA TIANYING (CNTY)
Aplas is the wholly-owned subsidiary of China TIANYING, an environmental
protection & new energy enterprise.
TIANYING’s Advantage:
Guaranteed continuous cash flow
Low cost manufacturing
Large potential market in China and worldwide through
Urbaser SA
GExperienced Chinese engineering support
and assistance
TIANYING’s mission is to meet the needs of society and make great contributions to the improvement of the environment through remarkable technology, high-quality products, a full range of service and continual innovations. TIANYING will do this by adhering to the spirit of enterprise and social responsibility with values of “high quality, fast rhythm, advanced technology, outstanding service”.
TIANYING designed, delivered and operates six MSW thermal treatment plants in China and has another six in construction or design. While doing so, TIANYING demonstrated its innovative drive by obtaining 14 patents of invention and 239 patents for utility models. In addition, TIANYING manufactures and sells environmental protection equipment to the Chinese market.
In 2016, TIANYING collaborated with China Energy Conversation and Environmental Protection Group and others to purchase the Spanish waste management company Urbaser S.A. for $1.3 billion. In doing so, TIANYING is starting a new era as an international enterprise in the fields of environmental protection and new-energy generation.
Also in 2016, TIANYING established Aplas to develop new technology and engineering designs of plasma applications to support TIANYING’s growth in the fields of solid waste treatment, waste-water treatment, energy generation and the manufacture and supply of related equipment and facilities. TIANYING is looking to Aplas to become a world-class centre of innovation in plasma-related technologies.
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