Kunming City, Daji Plastic Industry Co., Ltd.
The boss, Zhang Fusheng, was staring at a document on the table and flipping through it carefully, his face clouded and frowning.
This is a red-headed document sent by the environmental protection department, requiring waste plastic processing plants in various towns and streets to complete the upgrade of environmental protection facilities as soon as possible in the near future, improve the collection rate and treatment effect of waste water and waste gas, and eliminate environmental pollution, otherwise they will be It will be closed for rectification and will not be able to open until it meets environmental protection requirements.
After reading the document, Zhang Fusheng couldn't help but complain.
My factory’s production equipment is a bit old, the workshop sealing is poor, and the environmental protection equipment is a bit outdated, but it can be used normally, so why is it not environmentally friendly?
We also need to upgrade new environmental protection equipment, which can easily cost tens or even millions. This is really not something that ordinary small factories can afford.
However, Zhang Fusheng knew that there was nothing he could do. If he failed to meet environmental protection requirements, he would be banned and seized. All the factory rent, seized machines, and goods would all have to be borne by him, which would be a tragic loss.
So he could only hold his nose and admit it.
"Hey, forget it, we can't save money on this environmental protection equipment. We will ask the purchaser to find manufacturers to upgrade the equipment later."
Zhang Fusheng shook his head and reluctantly made a decision.
Even if I work for nothing this year, I still have to keep the factory going.
His plastic processing factory has only been open for a short time, and he has invested a lot of money in it. If it can't sustain it, it will go bankrupt.
The company's main business is to recycle various waste plastics and make different plastic particles through processes such as crushing, heating and melting, drawing, and cooling, and then sells the recycled plastic particles to downstream manufacturers.
Although it is facing environmental protection pressure and cost pressure, the plastic recycling industry is currently in an explosive period. If it is done well, the annual revenue will still be considerable, and the future is promising.
Especially after the implementation of the plastic ban, the import of waste plastics has been banned, the waste plastic recycling industry is booming, and major plastic manufacturers are racking their brains to develop plastic 'internal recycling'.
In this form, recycled plastics have quickly become a blue ocean market.
It is mainly a plastic raw material obtained by processing waste plastics. Its biggest advantage is that it is cheap, much cheaper than new plastics and degradable plastics, and it is also very convenient to process, making it very cost-effective and high-quality.
The price of recycled plastics is generally three to four thousand yuan per ton, while the price of new plastics is basically tens of thousands. As for degradable plastics made from plant raw materials such as starch mixed with plastics, the price is even higher.
Waste plastic recycling is generally in line with the policy of carbon neutrality and is therefore encouraged by all parties.
However, a distinctive feature of the domestic renewable plastics industry is that the entry threshold is low, the scale of enterprises is small, and they are mainly family workshops. The technology is rough and simple, environmental awareness is weak, and equipment investment is insufficient.
Many family workshops directly discharge pollution, causing huge secondary pollution to the environment.
Therefore, it is also a key target of the environmental protection department. If you are not careful, you will be blacklisted.
Zhang Fusheng's factory also used to recycle waste plastics, but its pollution discharge was rampant. …
Black smoke often billows over the factory and the smell is pungent.
The factory is close to farmland and water sources, but a large amount of recycled plastic is piled around it, causing some vegetation to die.
As a result, this immoral and smoking plastic factory was reported by many people around it and was directly punished.
Then all the equipment and factory buildings were resold to him, cleared and ran away.
After Zhang Fusheng took over the factory, he learned from the experience and lessons of his predecessors and spent a lot of money to buy a batch of environmental protection equipment and install it. Only then did he barely pass the environmental inspection and escape the fate of bankruptcy.
However, as environmental protection requirements become more and more stringent, his eight-hand equipment is too old, poorly maintained, and somewhat unsustainable. The Environmental Protection Bureau issued an ultimatum for upgrading and renovation.
Zhang Fusheng actually knows in his heart that the Environmental Protection Agency is doing the right thing and secondary pollution is indeed wrong.
The right way is to fundamentally solve environmental problems.
Besides, plastic is not degradable, and recycling and granulation is an act of turning waste into treasure and is a pioneer in environmental protection.
If the environment is polluted again in the process, it goes against the original intention of this industry.
So although he kept whining, he still faithfully purchased new environmentally friendly equipment.
When I was feeling heartbroken, suddenly the phone on the desk rang.
Zhang Fusheng picked up the phone angrily: "Daji Plastic Industry, who are you looking for?"
"Director Zhang, right? We are staff of the Environmental Protection Bureau. We want to come to your factory to inspect a new project. Is it convenient?" There was a young man's voice on the other end of the phone, which was quite polite.
Zhang Fusheng, however, was trembling all over: "Brother, please spare me. It's not the agreed time for rectification and inspection yet. I have bought new environmental protection equipment and it is on the way. Can you come over for inspection after it is installed?" If you don’t believe me, I can show you the purchase contract.”
The person on the other side smiled and said, "Director Zhang, you misunderstood. It has nothing to do with environmental protection rectification. It's because we want to test a project in your factory. Do you think it's okay?"
Zhang Fusheng was immediately relieved when he heard that it was not his biggest worry. Although he still had many questions in his mind, he didn't think much about it and agreed.
"As long as it doesn't take long, you can come over."
"Haha, thank you. Don't worry, it will definitely be a good thing for you."
Zhang Fusheng hung up the phone confused.
The next morning, a staff member from the Environmental Protection Bureau arrived on time, accompanied by two polite and bookish-looking young men, each carrying a round silver sealed iron can.
The three of them sat down in the office.
Zhang Fusheng asked impatiently: "What exactly is the project you want to experiment with? How long will it take? Will it delay production?"
The environmental protection staff smiled and said: "Director Zhang, don't worry, let me introduce to you. These two are researchers from Sanqing Group. They recently discovered a super enzyme that can degrade plastics. I want to find a waste plastic processing company." Factory, let’s test the results of the project.”
"I took a look and found that your factory is the closest and meets environmental protection requirements, so I recommended it to them."
"Researchers from Sanqing Group? Super enzyme that degrades plastic?" …
Zhang Fusheng looked at the two young men with mixed surprise, his heart pounding.
Sanqing Group is known to everyone in China. He has naturally heard of it and has no doubts about Sanqing's scientific research strength, so he immediately understood the significance of this scientific research experiment.
He looked delighted and asked eagerly: "Great, do you have anything to prepare? If you have any requests, just ask."
The two Sanqing employees looked at each other, and one of them said: "There are no complicated requirements. I just hope to borrow your factory's plastic waste cleaning and granulation line. As for time, the source of plastic here is relatively complicated, and it may be necessary." A little longer, one day should be enough.”
Another added: "You don't need to use every step. You only need to crush the plastic waste, wash it, then add water to soak it, and then keep it at room temperature. We will observe and record all the data next to it. When the plastic degrades, we can Continue drying and granulating without delaying production.”
Zhang Fusheng slapped his thigh and said, "Just in time, there is an idle production line in the factory today. It has just been maintained and can be used by you."
After saying that, he quickly stood up and led the three of them to the factory.
Along the way, the environmental protection staff looked at the surrounding environment and praised: "Director Zhang, your hygiene is pretty good. It is not as dirty as other plastic factories. It seems that the factory is well managed."
Zhang Fusheng chuckled: "That's right, I'm more of a clean person. Come on, let's go this way..."
Soon they arrived at the factory and looked at the bright light. The three of them couldn't help but nod.
"Yes, the production line is relatively clean. Sure enough, we chose the right place. In this way, the environment will be simpler and no chemicals will be mixed in. We can test the reaction results of the super enzyme very well."
The workers in the factory quickly brought in the waste plastics that had been sorted and wrapped, and put them into the equipment with ease.
The plastics here have complex sources and diverse ingredients, which can be a good test for the effect of super enzymes.
After the workers completed chopping, cleaning and other operations, they filled the tank with water and soaked the plastic fragments.
Two Sanqing employees opened the sealed iron buckets in their hands and poured the powder inside.
Don't pour it all out, but pour it according to the calculated weight. If the effect is average, add more when the time comes.
After pouring, Sanqing employees stood aside and observed with bated breath.
Zhang Fusheng couldn't help but widen his eyes as he watched the powder dissolve quickly and the water surface returned to calm.
He had already imagined that a series of violent and complex chemical reactions would definitely occur next.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, took out a mask from his pocket and put it on.
The Sanqing employee looked at him strangely and said nothing, still standing and observing.
Zhang Fusheng waited for a minute, but nothing happened.
The plastic piece was soaked in water and there was no movement at all, no change at all.
He couldn't help but blurt out: "Why doesn't this thing work?"
"Haha, Director Zhang, be patient. This is a biological enzyme preparation, not a chemical substance. There will definitely not be any violent reaction." The staff of the Environmental Protection Bureau comforted him. …
"That's right. If you have something to do, you can check back in a few hours. You should be able to see the changes."
Zhang Fusheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I still have some business to deal with. I'll come back during lunch."
During lunch time, Zhang Fusheng looked at the plastic pieces in the water and noticed some changes. Fine holes appeared one after another on these plastic pieces, as if they had been eaten by insects.
He was surprised and delighted: "I finally saw a change. When will it be completely degraded?"
"Let's watch it after get off work."
The Sanqing employee said calmly, his eyes staring at the plastic piece, and the pen in his hand quickly recorded in the notebook.
In the afternoon, Zhang Fusheng could not suppress his excitement and anticipation and ran to see it several times.
I noticed a noticeable change each time.
This made him even more excited.
When he came over after get off work, the plastic pieces in the sink had disappeared without a trace.
Zhang Fusheng was stunned when he saw this scene.
"Gone? I'm such a big pile of plastic, gone?"
A Sanqing employee said calmly: "It has been degraded. Now the water is full of plastic monomers, which are synthetic resin particles."
"You should know the following operations. I'll leave this to you, and we're off work."
Zhang Fusheng looked in disbelief and said, "That's it?"
Yes, if he hadn't witnessed the whole thing, he wouldn't have believed it even to death.
Just soak the plastic pieces in water, add some suspicious powder, and then it will all degrade?
There is no boiling foam, no choking smoke, no irritating smell, and no violent reaction process.
Just so quietly and silently, all plastics were degraded.
"Nah, this is the legendary technology and ruthless work! It's comparable to the transformation of a living person!"
"They say Sanqing is high-tech, but in my opinion, it's really black technology!"
Zhang Fusheng murmured.
At this moment, he thought about a lot.
If all plastic processing plants could use such super enzymes, the environmental problems he dreamed of would be solved immediately.
There is no need to emit black smoke anymore, and it will not cause black water and dry grass around it.
More importantly, it saves a lot of costs.
He could clearly see that the reaction process of this super enzyme did not require heating, melting, or drawing and cooling. How much electricity was saved in the operation of the machine.
And what you get is the purest plastic monomer, which is synthetic resin, the main component of plastic.
He doesn't need to process it anymore, he can just provide the raw materials to downstream manufacturers.
In the past, he used waste plastics to process and granulate them, and what he produced were granules of plastic compounds such as PET and PS, rather than plastic monomers.
Downstream manufacturers can add different additives, such as plasticizers, stabilizers, lubricants, colorants, etc., to turn it into any desired variety.
The more Zhang Fusheng thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but ask: "Is this thing, this super enzyme, expensive? How much does it cost per kilogram?"
"It's not on the market yet. Just wait for the news. We will do a few more experiments and then cooperate with the Environmental Protection Bureau to promote it to the recycled plastic industry."
"But you may not need these equipment in the future. You can just build a few large cement pools, then throw the plastic pieces in and soak them in water. After they are degraded, you can take them out and separate them for processing."
"In terms of operation, it will be simpler, the cost will be greatly reduced, and the process is also very environmentally friendly, with no waste gas or water in the whole process."
"The only thing you need to pay attention to is that the temperature of the super enzyme cannot be too high, nor can it be in a high-salt, high-acid-base environment. Everything else will be fine."
"Hahaha!" Zhang Fusheng suddenly laughed wildly: "With super enzyme in the future, I can become bigger and stronger."
Just as he was smiling happily, he suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead.
"Oops, I just placed an order for environmental protection equipment, I have to cancel the order immediately!"
"My deposit is gone! Why am I so impatient!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Fusheng let out a scream and ran out in a hurry.
