The Molectra
® waste tyre resource recovery technology is being marketed around the world and has attracted the interest of waste management companies, government departments, environmental organization and others in the industry. It has been widely acknowledged that there is a huge potential for the products extracted from the system as well as the technology itself, which is promising to be the innovative solution to this global problem.
Molectra
® Technologies Pty Ltd is an Australian company that has been incorporated to fully commercialise a revolutionary patented process to effectively recycle tyres. Since its incorporation in 2000, the team at Molectra
® has designed and built the first stage prototype recycling facility to demonstrate this unique and profitable process.
The Molectra
® waste tyre resource recovery process was invented by John G. Dobozy several years ago. At the time there was a large focus in the media on environmental issues, in particular the problem of waste tyres. After talking to many experts in the tyre industry as well as current tyre recyclers using antiquated techniques, John decided that a better solution needed to be developed. He conducted indepth research and formulated an effective way to recover very clean vulcanised crumb rubber from waste tyres and later developed the apparatus to extract oil and carbon from the rubber.
A small plant has been constructed in Queensland Australia. This plant was set up to demonstrate the uniqueness and effectiveness of the technology. During the course of research and development, product was extracted from the waste tyres that were put through the system. The crumb rubber, carbons and oils recovered were all tested by independent testing laboratories in Australia. These were: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Industrial Research Institute Swinburne, Amdel University and HRL Technology. A comprehensive report was compiled showing the results of the tests conducted.
| Awarded the prestigious 2003 Australian Museum Eureka Prize in the category of Engineering Innovation sponsored by Engineers Australia; |
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| Nominated as a YBE (Year of the Built Environment) 2004 Exemplar in 2 categories – “Towards Sustainable Communities” and “Imagining the Future”; |
| Listed in the Queensland Government’s Smart State “Smart Stories” website – chosen by a community panel as one of 24 in “Queensland’s Favourites”; |
| Selected by the Australian Federal Government (one of 6 Australian environmental technologies) to be entered into the 2005 World Expo Global 100 Eco-Tech Awards to be held in Aichi Japan; |
| Won a Global 100 Eco-Tech Award as judged by the official screening committee at the 2005 World Expo in Japan; |
| Won the Judges' Award in the second week of the 2005 season of the ABC television program "The New Inventors" by a unanimous vote. Also won the People's Choice Award by a vote of 82.2% |
| Winner of the "2005 Invention of the Year" on the Grand Final of the ABC television program "The New Inventors". Also a Top 10 finalist in the annual People's Choice Award. |
Now that the technology has been developed, Molectra
® is at the stage to fully commercialise it by constructing and commissioning full-scale resource recovery plants in Australia and worldwide. It is our company's goal to set a benchmark for all future recycling technologies and to establish itself as a dominant force in the tyre resource recovery industry.
Molectra
® plans to expand the scope of its community contribution through its research and development facilities. The company will continue to develop and enhance the technology to benefit the greater good of the health of our environment. To ensure this, we intend to invest 5% of net income into research and development activities.
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