novelbin Chapter 36 I need to report to headquarters for a decision.
Chapter 36 I need to report to headquarters for a decision.
"This is absolutely a revolutionary breakthrough."
Deeply shocked, Li Bingqian said: "Having worked in the environmental protection industry for so many years, I have seen many technologies that are called 'revolutionary', such as photocatalytic degradation, bio-enzyme method, and supercritical water oxidation... but none of them have truly achieved industrialization."
What is the biggest pain point in the plastic recycling industry? Technical issues are one aspect, but more importantly, processing costs are a major factor.
Sorting, washing, crushing, melting, granulation...
The entire process costs at least 300 to 500 yuan to process one ton of plastic, or even more.
The local processing cost in Europe and America is as high as $400 to $1000, so Europeans and Americans export their waste to other countries, while China is now the world's largest importer of waste.
Sometimes, virgin materials are cheaper than recycled materials.
At this point, Li Bingqian couldn't help but ask, "President Lin, what is the cost of your microbial degradation treatment? Would you mind disclosing it?"
Lin Chuan smiled and said, "There's nothing inconvenient about it. According to our internal estimates, the processing cost after commercial deployment will be around 30 yuan per ton."
Upon hearing this, Li Bingqian was once again filled with shock.
"What? Only 30 yuan?"
Lin Chuan smiled and said calmly, "As an industry insider, Mr. Li should know better than me that once the plastic-eating bacteria are commercialized, all plastic waste, regardless of whether it is dirty, mixed, or labeled, will no longer be garbage, but a resource."
Li Bingqian couldn't help but say, "This is not just a simple environmental protection project; it's about redefining the entire industry..."
At this moment, Li Bingqian, an industry insider, has already considered the impact and changes that DeepBlue Technology's innovative technology will bring to human society after it is commercialized.
This is the terminator of white pollution, capable of processing plastic waste in landfills and oceans, especially for non-degradable plastics such as PE and PET.
Converting plastic into carbon dioxide and water is a true "zero-degradation" solution, far superior to any plastic waste treatment method currently available on the market.
This will greatly reshape the economy and industry, and the traditional recycling industry will inevitably transform.
Mechanical recycling processes such as sorting and melting will be replaced by this microbial degradation method, which is especially suitable for mixed and contaminated plastics.
Li Bingqian immediately realized that this would also have a huge impact on Henghui Group's existing business.
This could very well give rise to "biological cleaner" service companies that provide microbial spraying solutions for landfills, ports, and rivers.
The logic of plastic production will also be reversed. In the future, companies may no longer pursue "durability" but instead design plastic structures that are "easily recognized and degraded by microorganisms".
New regulations are also highly likely to be introduced at the national level.
In addition, public environmental awareness will also see a leap forward, shifting from "reducing use" to "safe to use and biologically cleaned up," greatly alleviating environmental anxiety.
At the international level, new topics for environmental cooperation are also very likely to emerge, with the construction of marine degradation networks becoming a major new direction for global environmental governance.
From a business perspective, the market value potential is also hard to believe.
In the short term, this is enough to form a market scale of hundreds of billions, and in the long term, scenarios such as partial treatment of landfills, industrial waste cleanup, urban solid waste treatment, and marine pollution control will be deeply developed...
If we extend the timeframe to twenty years from now, it will definitely be enough to create a market potential worth trillions.
After a while, Li Bingqian looked at Lin Chuan.
"Mr. Lin, may I ask you a few questions?"
"Speaking."
Li Bingqian immediately asked, "First, the degradation products. You said it's mainly water, with some carbon dioxide and a small amount of minerals. How much exactly is 'a small amount'?"
Zhao Funing took over the conversation and answered him.
"According to our chromatographic analysis, the mineralization rate of organic carbon reached over 98.7%. The remaining 1.3% is mainly bacterial metabolic residue, including some inorganic salts and trace amounts of humus."
"Tests have shown that these residues are not toxic to soil and water and can be treated as ordinary waste and discharged directly."
Li Bingqian nodded, then asked, "Secondly, the degradation range. What types of plastics can it process?"
Zhao Funing replied, "We have tested five common plastics: PE, PET, PS, PP, and PVC, and all of them can be degraded. Among them, PET and PS are the most efficient, while PE and PP are slightly slower."
Lin Chuan added, "Plastic-eating bacteria can also process mixed plastics simultaneously, without the need for prior sorting."
Li Bingqian's eyes lit up: "No sorting required?"
"No need," Lin Chuan nodded firmly. "This is also one of the core advantages of this solution. The biggest cost of traditional recycling is sorting, but our developed plastic-degrading bacteria can degrade mineral water bottles, plastic bags, foam boxes, and even takeout containers all together when poured in."
Whether it takes a week or a month for plastic waste to decompose, we will calculate it based on a month. This time cost is completely acceptable compared to the sorting cost.
Li Bingqian nodded, then said, "There's one last, and most crucial, issue: scalability. Can it be done in the lab, but industrially?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan glanced at Zhao Funing, who immediately opened a folder containing a thick report.
"We conducted preliminary scale-up experiments," Zhao Funing said slowly. "From a 1-liter culture flask to a 200-liter fermenter, the degradation efficiency did not decrease."
"The next step is to expand to pilot-scale production. If all goes well, a demonstration project with a daily processing capacity of 300 tons of plastic can be completed by the end of this year, with an annual processing capacity of over 10 tons."
Li Bingqian nodded after listening, but didn't say anything. He lowered his head and fell into thought.
Then, he looked at Lin Chuan again and said, "President Lin, Henghui is willing to cooperate with your company, that's for sure."
Lin Chuan showed no surprise, but calmly asked in return, "What are your company's thoughts on the specific cooperation methods?"
Li Bingqian spoke frankly: "I can only mobilize resources from Xin'an, but I want to report to the headquarters in Shanghai first. I believe that once the headquarters learns of this, there will be greater, deeper, and broader cooperation."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan readily agreed, "Alright then, but Mr. Li, I'll wait for you for three days. If Henghui doesn't have a clear result after three days, DeepBlue Technology will have no choice but to seek other potential partners."
Li Bingqian's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, I dare say it won't take three days. I will report to headquarters immediately, and people from headquarters may come tomorrow. Unless the senior management of Henghui Group are blind and cannot see the revolutionary breakthrough of the plasminoid bacteria."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll wait for your company's news."
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