NK
UHV Technologies · Supplier
AI-driven identification and sorting, running on the scrap line itself.
In-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Industrial waste processing covers what a plant does with its solid waste stream. On Halo, the solutions cover identifying and sorting scrap, residues converted thermochemically, waste plastic into a product, and recovering from a process stream. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Identifying and sorting scrap
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VM
University of Belgrade
Reverse engineering the alloy so scrap can be sorted to the right grade.
In-development
Sebastian Wicklein
Sensor-based XRF separating non-magnetic high-alloy ferrous fractions.
In-development
Residues converted thermochemically
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Shakirudeen Salaudeen
McMaster University
Hydrothermal carbonization turns wet residue into biochar at 50 to 70% yield.
Sponsored researchIn-development
KH
University of British Columbia
Hydrothermal liquefaction of wet citrus peel, with no drying step.
Sponsored researchIn-development
JS
Mild fractionation and depolymerization applied to spent peel.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Waste plastic into a product
MR
Certech · University
Pyrolysis with catalytic cracking, turning recycled HDPE into wax.
In-development
GG
Waste2Wealth Inc · Startup
A temperature gradient thermolysis making wax from the same feedstock.
In-development
IH
Johns Hopkins University
Catalytic oxidative decomposition of HDPE, also ending at wax.
In-development
Recovering from a process stream
Ehssan Koupaie
Hydrothermal liquefaction of recycling screen rejects into bio-oil and biochar.
In-development
Daniel Preston
Rice University
Low-cost filters capturing industrial dust before it leaves the plant.
In-development
Traceability and modeling
Andrés Ramírez
Arará Consultoría Ambiental · Startup
Waste traceability as software, for circularity and ESG reporting.
Fee-for-service (full service)In-development
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Sorting is the mechanized half of the work on Halo, using XRF, laser breakdown spectroscopy, acoustics and deep learning to identify a scrap alloy on a moving belt. The other half is chemistry: pectin residues converted thermochemically, and waste plastic turned into wax, biochemicals or aromatics. On Halo it spans five groups, including identifying and sorting scrap, residues converted thermochemically, and waste plastic into a product.
Stage of development. Work on industrial waste processing on Halo comes mostly from university programs. 38% of the solutions are in market. Sponsored research and co-development are the usual partnering routes, and about 38% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in industrial waste solutions on Halo
Six ways to read a piece of scrap. XRF sensing for non-magnetic high-alloy ferrous, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, acoustics with machine learning, deep learning on imagery, reverse engineering the alloy composition, and a multi-sensor system that adapts. Scrap is worth what it can be certified as, and every one of these is really a grading instrument.
Four catalytic routes from HDPE to wax. Pyrolysis with catalytic cracking, temperature gradient thermolysis, catalytic oxidative decomposition, and advanced catalytic pyrolysis. Four groups, four chemistries, one product. A fifth uses microbes to make a biochemical from the same feedstock and a sixth degrades it with tunable nanocomposites.
Wet waste goes to a reactor, dry waste goes to a sorter. The split is almost clean. Fourteen entries process wet agricultural residue thermochemically, avoiding the drying step every one of them names. Seven identify and separate dry scrap, where the difficulty is recognition and not moisture. Nothing on the page bridges the two.
659organizations
708solutions listed
63%from university labs
38%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are industrial waste solutions?
Industrial waste processing covers what a plant does with its solid waste stream. It spans automated scrap identification and sorting, conversion of agricultural and food residues into chemicals and fuel, chemical routes that turn waste plastic into a saleable product, recovery of material from other process streams, and the traceability around it. Industrial operators, recyclers and processors are the buyers.
What are examples of industrial waste solutions?
Five examples of industrial waste solutions on Halo include:
- AI-driven identification and sorting, running on the scrap line itself. (UHV Technologies)
- A water-based biorefinery route to furfural, keeping the cellulose too. (Monash University, Melbourne)
- Pyrolysis with catalytic cracking, turning recycled HDPE into wax. (Certech)
- Hydrothermal liquefaction of recycling screen rejects into bio-oil and biochar. (Queen's University)
- Waste traceability as software, for circularity and ESG reporting. (Arará Consultoría Ambiental)
What are the latest industrial waste innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these industrial waste solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing industrial waste solutions?
There are 659 organizations with industrial waste solutions on Halo, 120 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are UHV Technologies, University of Belgrade, and Fraunhofer USA. Most offer sponsored research or co-development. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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