BXB Technologies
Turning Tyres into Green Hydrogen: Bruno Angelico
Bruno Angelico is part engineer and part entrepreneur. On the outskirts of Melbourne at BXB Technologies he is pioneering the conversion of end-of-life car and truck tyres and waste plastic into green hydrogen and carbon black. The hydrogen can help decarbonise heavy industries and the carbon black – usually made from fossil fuels – is reused in tyres, plastics and coatings. It’s part chemistry, part recycling, and all innovation.
Bruno has shifted from decades in more traditional engineering to the frontier of climate tech. From the outside, his facility looks like a typical industrial site. But stepping inside reveals screens of detailed calculations on the efficiency of his catalyst-based technology, and how it compares with other options for producing hydrogen.
His prototype equipment demonstrates the full cycle from taking in shredded tyres or plastics through to driving a small electrical generator powered by cleanly burning the hydrogen produced on site. The process is self-contained, with no flue or chimney, because no gases are released.
The hope of Bruno’s technology is practical – providing low-emission hydrogen while cleaning up some of the most persistent waste streams in the country.