Self-Sustaining Energy
UK Registered Design

Turning Plastic
Into Power.

PURE is a revolutionary waste management system designed for residential associations. Convert your community's plastic waste into high-grade fuel for diesel generators, creating a closed-loop sustainable ecosystem.

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UK
Registered Design in the United Kingdom

PURE's design is formally registered in the UK, protecting what we have built.

Registered Design · United Kingdom

The Product

Our unit utilizes advanced pyrolysis technology to break down complex plastic polymers into usable hydrocarbon fuels. It's compact, efficient, and designed to be operated within residential complexes with minimal maintenance.

  • Fully self-sustaining energy cycle
  • Zero-waste management solution
  • High-grade mainstream fuel output
  • Safe for residential environments

Technical Specs

91%
Efficiency Rate
20ml
Initial Prototype Yield
Canister NCG Storage Condensation Collection

Custom Metal Canister

Dimensions: 0.4m x 0.8m

The primary reactor where plastic waste undergoes pyrolysis at high temperatures to produce gases.

Condensation Tank

Dimensions: 0.3m x 0.8m

A specialized cooling chamber that converts gaseous hydrocarbons back into liquid fuel (pyro-oil).

NCG Storage & Dispenser

Dimensions: 0.25m x 0.3m

Stores Non-Condensable Gases (NCGs) which are fed back into the system for self-sustaining heating.

Collection Tank

Dimensions: 0.2m x 0.4m

The final reservoir where the high-grade mainstream fuel is collected and stored for use.

Gas Compressor

Dimensions: Standard Unit

Compresses the NCGs produced during the process for efficient storage in the NCG tank.

Piping System

Dimensions: 20m PEX / PVC

A network of PVC and PEX pipes designed for high-temperature gas transport and liquid collection.

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The Transformation

Witness the molecular breakdown of plastic waste into high-grade hydrocarbon fuel through our optimized pyrolysis process.

Plastic Waste

HDPE • LDPE • PP • PS

Pyrolysis Reactor

High-Grade Fuel

Diesel Equivalent • 45+ Cetane

Prospective · Not Yet Measured

Our Vision
For Impact

These are the goals we are building toward. At full scale, we hope each PURE unit in a residential complex could reduce the community's environmental footprint while providing a source of energy. The figures below are projections, not results.

500kg+
Plastic To Divert
Goal · Per Community / Year
1.2 Tons
Carbon Offset Dream
Aspiration · CO2 Equivalent
400L+
Fuel We Aim To Generate
Projection · Pyro-Oil
85%
Waste Reduction Target
Goal · Landfill Diversion

Plastic Compatibility

02
HDPE
Milk Jugs, Detergent Bottles
Oil Yield
High
04
LDPE
Shopping Bags, Food Wraps
Oil Yield
High
05
PP
Bottle Caps, Straws, Containers
Oil Yield
Medium-High
06
PS
Styrofoam, Plastic Cutlery
Oil Yield
Medium

Trial Runs

From proof-of-concept to successful prototypes, we've rigorously tested PURE in various environments to ensure reliability and safety.

Trial Test 1

Trial Test 1

Proof of concept test using an everyday use based pressure cooker. Successfully demonstrated the basic pyrolysis principle.

NCG Observation

While this test didn't produce pyro-oil, we observed significant production of Non-Condensable Gases (NCGs), a key milestone.

Trial Test 2

Trial Test 2

Using a $5 prototype built from a recycled metal canister, we successfully produced 20ml of high-grade pyro-oil.

Efficiency
Overview

Two kinds of numbers, kept apart: what we have measured in our own prototype trials, and what published studies report for existing pyrolysis units.

Still to be measured by us: yield percentage, energy balance and emissions.

✓
Measured in our trials
20ml
Pyro-oil produced
$5
Prototype cost
  • Trial 1Pyrolysis principle demonstrated using an everyday pressure cooker.
  • NCG ObservationSignificant Non-Condensable Gas production observed, even in a run that yielded no oil.
  • Trial 2Recycled metal canister prototype produced 20ml of pyro-oil.

Benchmarks: Existing Pyrolysis Units

Published results from other research groups and industry sources. Percentages are share of plastic feed mass converted to oil.

Oil yield · HDPE
82%
Lab450 °C batch reactor. Javed et al., Polymers (2023)
Oil yield · PP
61.8%
Lab500–550 °C batch reactor. Javed et al., Polymers (2023)
Oil yield · LDPE vs temperature
~90% at 350 °C, ~45% at 400 °C
Lab250 g batches; above the optimum, more converts to gas. JSDEWES LDPE study
Oil yield · mixed PS/PE/PP
40–44% (28–30% with PET added)
Pilot20 L reactor, 450 °C, catalyst. Frontiers in Energy Research (2019)
Fuel heating value
41.7–46.2 MJ/kg
Lab / PilotRange across the studies above; diesel is 45.5 MJ/kg in Javed et al.
Product split · clean polyolefin feed
Oil 70–85% · gas 10–20% · char 5–15%
Industry estimateNot measured; assumes under 5% non-polyolefin contamination. Energy Solutions
Process heat demand
1.5–3 MJ per kg of plastic
Industry estimateDepends on moisture, temperature and heat recovery. Energy Solutions
Self-powering heat loop
1.3 t/h of product gas burned to heat a 450 t/day PP plant
ModelledSimulation, not an operating plant; 14.7 MW reactor heat demand. Frontiers in Energy Research (2021)

These figures describe other groups' lab, pilot and modelled units. They show what is achievable, not what PURE has measured. Yields fall for mixed plastics, and commercial plants have reported ramp-up and yield difficulties.

About Us

Three Students. One Mission.

We are three students from a school in Haryana, studying the IB curriculum, and we are passionate about changing the world through engineering solutions for the climate and sustainability. PURE began as a question about the plastic waste our own communities produce, and grew into a prototype we built and tested ourselves.

01

Student Innovator

IB Student · Haryana

Driven to turn engineering into practical answers for climate and waste.

02

Student Innovator

IB Student · Haryana

Driven to turn engineering into practical answers for climate and waste.

03

Student Innovator

IB Student · Haryana

Driven to turn engineering into practical answers for climate and waste.

Our design is registered in the United Kingdom

Engineering · Climate · Sustainability

Get In Touch

Interested in implementing PURE in your residential association? Reach out for a consultation, site assessment, or to request a demo.

Email Us
pure.pyro.oil@gmail.com