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Spark of Innovation – Tetronics featured in Recycling Today
15th May 2012 in What's been happeningThere is growing realization around the world that electronic scrap is a vitally important source of many strategic and valuable metals. Increasingly stringent regulations and high commodity prices mean ‘urban mining’ of electronic scrap is becoming an ever more attractive option for raw material supply. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which consists of discarded [...]
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Putting innovation into practise ~ Dr Tim Johnson writes opinion piece for Letsrecycle.com
24th April 2012 in What's been happeningDr Tim Johnson, technical director at high temperature plasma arc technology manufacturer Tetronics, argues that plasma technology can be seen as a viable option for waste management. We are often told by politicians and think-tank consultants that it is innovation that drives growth in jobs and in the economy. It is of course very easy [...]
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Tetronics Wins British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards for 2012
20th April 2012 in Latest News, What's been happeningTetronics Limited is proud to announce that they are the winners of The British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards for 2012, given to organisations in recognition of their proven commitment to workplace health and safety.
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Tetronics Shortlisted for National Recycling Award
10th April 2012 in Latest News, What's been happeningTetronics have been Shortlisted for a National Recycling Award under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycler of the Year category, in recognition for their plasma treatment of electrical wastes.
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Tetronics & Advanced Plasma Power Now Hiring for a Group Sales Executive
8th March 2012 in UncategorizedJob Description Job Title: Group Sales Executive Reports To: Group Sales Director Based: Swindon External Contacts: Existing & Potential/Clients Tetronics is a specialist British engineering company recognized as a world leader with a 45 year pedigree in the field of high temperature plasma solutions. It is involved in the design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning [...]
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Thermal Technologies – overcoming the variability of waste by Dr Tim Johnson
28th February 2012 in What's been happeningOne of the most difficult aspects of waste treatment is that ‘waste’ is a highly variable thing. By its very nature, waste comes from an almost unlimited number of sources and in a huge range of compositions and forms. Unfortunately, this inherent variability makes it harder to select the right waste treatment process for each [...]
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Plasma Treatment of Spent Potliner ~ Tetronics featured in Aluminium International Today
24th February 2012 in What's been happeningAluminium is the second most widely used metal in the World today. During the production of Aluminium there are two wastes in particular that arise that continue to present serious challenges to both the aluminium and waste treatment communities. The first of these is red mud, for which the standard method of disposal at present [...]
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The Use of Thermal Plasma Technology for Treating Air Pollution Control Residues ~ Tetronics featured in Waste Advantage Magazine
19th January 2012 in What's been happeningThe growth in EfW plant capacity is leading to a corresponding increase in the generation of Air Pollution Control (APC), making it one of the fastest growing waste sectors in the UK. This Waste Advantage Magazine article discusses how Tetronics’ plasma technology is a solution to the increasing quantity of APC residue generated from these EfW plants, which is [...]
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The Forgotten Earth ~ Tetronics featured in The Chemical Engineer
19th January 2012 in What's been happeningThe forgotten earth: Demand for raw minerals is on the increase, matched by spectacular rates of pricing in recent times. It’s no wonder then that the mining industry is increasingly looking to new technologies to provide alternative sources of those materials in the waste it normally discards. Tim Johnson explains how plasma technology is making it [...]
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Precious Metal Recovery from WEEE by Dr Tim Johnson
19th December 2011 in What's been happeningWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) consists of discarded electrical or electronic devices from domestic, commercial and industrial sources. Before the introduction of the WEEE Directive by the EU in January 2007, the disposal of electronics waste was largely unregulated. Not only did this permit a rather informal attitude to the processing of electronic waste, [...]
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