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North Korea oil sludge pyrolysis project (2021)
In April 2021, North Korea installed two oil sludge batch pyrolysis units.
The clients in an industrial park of North Korea bought two sets of oily sludge pyrolysis machine from our company in April 2021. They needed to convert hazardous oily sludge into fuel products, gases, and coke. In addition, they wanted to minimize the costs of disposing of hazardous waste and produce fuel products.
Project Scope: Commissioning of two identical batch oily sludge pyrolysis machines at one time.
Capacity of the whole system: 10-15 tons of oily sludge per day (taking into account the total capacity of both units).
Configuring Solutions For Clients
Technical Standard Solution Proposed
Two batch pyrolysis reactors capable of processing 10-15 tons of oily sludge per day.
Pre-Treatment: De-watering and filtering out coarse particles in order to decrease feed moisture to <10%.
Pyrolysis: Thermocatalytic cracking at temperatures 400-500°C under inert atmosphere conditions – formation of liquid pyrolysis oil, syngas, and char/ash.
Syngas Treatment: Feed syngas to the flame-stabilizing burner providing process heating.
Oil Separation: Two-step condensation + centrifugal separator to separate oil from aerosols. Lighter compounds to be stored in heated vessels.
Flue gas purification; safe combustion/disposal of gases; char handling and collection for further use.
Control & Safety: PLC-based automatic control system; emergency override; operator training; set of spares.
Objectives for Design:
Aim for Availability >90%
Target for Average Oil Yield ~45% by weight of dry feed.
Target for Energy Self-Sufficiency of Process Use syngas as heat source to ensure energy self-sufficiency ≥60%.
Project Results
ISO CE Approved
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For annual calculation
Combination of feed processed: low case – 10 t/day; high case – 15 t/day.
Operating days annually: 330 (with taking into account the maintenance time).
Yield of pyrolysis oil, on average: 45% (range in commissioning 42%-47%; average value 45%).
Density of the pyrolysis oil (used in calculation as a measure of conversion from mass to volume): 0.85 kg/L.
Step-by-step calculation:
Feed processed annually:
low case: 10 t/day × 330 days = 3,300 t/year
high case: 15 t/day × 330 days = 4,950 t/year
Production of pyrolysis oil annually (t) = annual processing amount × oil yield (45%)
low case: 3,300 × 0.45 = 1,485 t/year
high case: 4,950 × 0.45 = 2,227.5 t/year
Production of pyrolysis oil annually (L) = oil tons × 1,000 kg/ton ÷ density (0.85 kg/L)
low case: 1,485 × 1,000 ÷ 0.85 = 1,747,059 L/year
high case: 2,227.5 × 1,000 ÷ 0.85 = 2,620,588 L/year.
Calculations of costs and profit:
Scenario A (low capacity (10 t/day or 3,300 tons/year); low price $350 per ton):
Oil produced annually: 1,485 tons.
Revenue annually = 1,485 tons × $350/ton = $519,750.
OPEX = 35% × $519,750 =
Under the calculations above, even the conservative Case A produces strong returns (payback ~1.8 years). Key drivers are oil selling price, feed availability/cost, and operating cost control.
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Conclusion
Project Summary: The twin unit pyrolysis facility (combined capacity 10-15 tons per day) has met the project objectives during commissioning with an oil recovery of approximately 45%. Financial modeling of the project under conservative parameters (CAPEX of $600,000, 35% OPEX on turnover) shows excellent economics – even with the relatively modest price of $350/ton of oil, the project is profitable and achieves payback in under two years at 10 tons/day, much sooner at higher output.
Principal benefits achieved
1、Transforms environmentally harmful oil sludge into useful fuel.
2、Generates useful fuel that can be utilized on site boilers/generators without additional fuel purchase.
3、Funds generated from sale of oil/benefit of fuel savings generates rapid positive cash flow.
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