TRU Fast Facts

Fast Facts on the TRU (Thermal Recovery Unit)
  • The TRU continuously converts organic materials (slurry and solid) into syngas, steam, and carbon char
  • The TRU reduces waste by up to 90% in weight and volume
  • The TRU4000 can produce between 2.5Mw to 5Mw of electricity per hour.
That's enough electricity to power 5000 - 10,000 domestic households
  • 2 Sizes of TRU are available:
  • The TRU1000, which processes up to 1/2 ton of waste per hour (transportable)
  • The TRU4000, which processes up to 2 tons of waste per hour (Fixed installation)
  • The TRU is a continuous system capable of running 24 hours a day
  • The TRU is fully equipped with a high tech PLC Control center, giving full control of each process to the machine
  • The TRU creates at least 5 BTUs* from every BTU of input
  • The TRU has undergone 20 years of engineering, testing, and technical upgrades
  • The TRU is patented technology (US Patent 6,758,150)
  • The main retort chamber can be made from oxidation resistant inconel or stainless steel


What can the TRU process?
  • Plastics
  • Wood
  • Soil
  • Municipal waste
  • Tires
  • Industrial waste
  • Medical Waste
  • Oil field sludge
  • Pesticides
  • PCB Materials
These wastes can be in the form of liquids, solids, slurries, or sludge. Solid and liquid wastes can be processed simultaneously.


What are the by-products of the TRU?
The TRU gasifies waste by indirectly heating it between 537º C and 1010º C.
 Hot gasses are drawn into the thermal oxidizer, where they are combined with oxygen and ignited. This heat can then be directed to a boiler to produce steam for green power. As a result, the emissions of the TRU are mostly CO2, and comply with standards set by the EPA.
The solid waste of the TRU is a sterile, non-leachable, sequestered form of Carbon char, which has selling potential. This char has a number of industrial uses.


Value Added commodities of the TRU include:
  • Sequestered Carbon Char for use in:
  • Soil amendments
  • Rubber and Plastic manufacture
  • Inks and coatings
  • Activated carbon and Filter media
  • Solid Fuel (Briquettes)
  • Carbon Credits and Emission trading credits
  • Energy Pellets
  • Biomass
  • Process Steam
  • Steam to electricity generation to power in-house processes
  • Production of green electricity for sale to the grid


Cost cutting and significant increase of your bottom line due to:
  • Reduced transportation of waste products
  • Lower energy prices
  • Packaging and disposal savings


*A BTU, short for British Thermal Unit, is a basic measure of thermal (heat) energy. One BTU is the amount of energy needed to heat one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.