Research and development

More than 10 per cent of ZhongDe Group employees work in research and development. This also involves construction work customising incinerators to the individual needs of customers. Research and development at the ZhongDe Group encompasses the following functions:

Ongoing development of incineration techniques such as

• improving pyrolytic incinerators for household waste with fluctuating heat values
• matching pyrolytic processes to the incineration of waste generated in the aviation industry (aviation waste)
• improving the performance of gas processing
• improving waste feeds; for example pre-sorting waste to improve the quality of waste mixes as this accelerates waste incineration

A small research team is currently working on the long-term development of new methods for enriching and purifying gas for generating power.

The ZhongDe Group also considers it of prime importance to continuously gauge and improve the effect of incinerators on the environment. All products made by the ZhongDe Group comply with prevailing national emission thresholds.