UPCYCLE Technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Niigata, Niigata; CEO: Masatsuna Ogi) has introduced the high-sensitivity gas analyzer “Sylph”, developed by Ball Wave Inc. (Headquarters: Sendai, Miyagi), to accelerate its demonstration project in Malaysia utilizing the company’s proprietary catalytic low-temperature carbonization system. This initiative is being carried out as part of a project adopted under the “FY2023 Supplementary Budget: Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project for the Global South”, administered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and implemented by PNH Co., Ltd.
In this project, PNH Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is responsible for local pilot operations and data acquisition in Malaysia, while UPCYCLE Technologies Co., Ltd. provides the carbonization equipment and technical support. The two companies are working closely together to advance the initiative.
The newly introduced Sylph is a micro gas chromatograph that incorporates Ball Wave’s proprietary Nano-Spring Technology, achieving both extremely high sensitivity and rapid analysis. It enables real-time separation and quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and combustible gases generated during the carbonization process, allowing for precise monitoring of process behavior.
This advanced analytical capability is expected to optimize carbonization conditions, improve reproducibility, and enhance equipment control accuracy.
Building on the analytical results obtained through this collaboration, UPCYCLE Technologies Co., Ltd. aims to further improve system performance and contribute to realizing a sustainable resource-circulating society that balances waste-to-resource conversion with CO₂ emissions reduction through the advancement of catalytic low-temperature carbonization technology.
