Oxford Sustainable Fuels (OSF), a UK-based recycling technology spinout from University of Oxford, made its public debut yesterday with £1m ($1.4m) in funding from the investment division of China-based waste recycling firm Gem.
The spinout is being launched by Oxford University Innovation (OUI), Oxford’s research and commercialisation arm. It will research low-energy waste recycling technology that could convert surplus plastic, tyres, biomass and other hydrocarbon-based materials into quality transportation fuels and chemicals.
OSF will initially focus on research into pyrolysis,…
