Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
585241000 | From synthetic resin or rubber | 48 |
20080200738 | PYROLYTIC PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENHANCED AMOUNTS OF AROMATC COMPOUNDS - A pyrolysis process and reactor converts various hydrocarbons such as waste materials, for example, scrap polymers, tires, etc., into various chemical components or amounts thereof, not otherwise produced by conventional pyrolytic processes. A large reactor size is utilized in association with a low heat input per unit weight of charge. A thick pyrolyzate/“char” layer is formed during pyrolysis. The product or various components thereof can be utilized as a fuel or octane additive. | 08-21-2008 |
20090036720 | System and method for recycling plastics - A system and method for recycling plastics. The system and method recover materials such as hydrocarbon gases, liquid hydrocarbon distillates, various polymers and/or monomers used to produce the original plastics. The system and method allow about one unit of input of energy input to the plastic recycler to be used to create one or more gaseous components and one or more liquid distillate components from a plastic that is being recycled. The one or more gaseous components and one or more liquid distillate components produce about one corresponding unit of useable output energy recovered from the recycling of the plastic. | 02-05-2009 |
20090062581 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING WASTE MATERIALS INTO FUELS AND OTHER USEFUL PRODUCTS - Conversion of waste and other organic feedstock into sustainable energy, feed, fertilizer, and other useful products of reliable purities is accomplished using water, heat, and pressure. More specifically, the invention provides methods and apparatus that handle mixed streams of various feedstocks, e.g. agricultural waste, biological waste, municipal solid waste, municipal sewage sludge, and shredder residue, to yield gas, oil, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids that can be used as is or are further processed. Useful products can be diverted at various points of the process or internalized to enhance the efficiency of the system. | 03-05-2009 |
20100121121 | CONTINUOUSLY CRACKING TECHNOLOGY OF WASTE RUBBER OR PLASTICS AND ITS EQUIPMENT - This invention is about a continuously cracking technology of waste rubber or plastics and its realizing equipment, which is the key technology to produce oil by use of waste rubber or plastics. The cracking process is as following: the catalyst and rubber or plastics are extruded and transported in order to separate the air or to prevent oxidization; the raw materials are transported into the cracking chamber and moved from the inlet orifice to the discharge hole; the cracking process of the raw material is finished; and finally the products are deviated automatically through the discharge hole. In this invention, the separation of air and oxygen in the inlet orifice and discharge hole of the cracking chamber can completely avoid the hidden dangers caused by incoming of oxygen into the cracking chamber, and thus realize industrial production with continuous feedings. Moreover, the ratio of the oil can be raised from 19% in current technology to 45%-48%, and the loss of production equipment can be reduced. Therefore, production cost will become lower, safety measurement will become better and highly effective and continuous production will really come true. | 05-13-2010 |
20100305372 | SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING PLASTICS - One embodiment of a method of recycling a plastic material includes heating a plastic material in a treatment chamber in incremental steps through a series of graduated temperature set points wherein each graduated temperature set point corresponds to a vaporization temperature of an individual by-product of said plastic material, and pulling a vacuum of inert gas on the treatment chamber at each temperature set point to selectively remove an individual by-product corresponding to the temperature set point. | 12-02-2010 |
20110166397 | METHOD FOR CATALYTICALLY CRACKING WASTE PLASTICS AND APPARATUS FOR CATALYTICALLY CRACKING WASTE PLASTICS - To provide a method for catalytically cracking waste plastics wherein the efficiency in decomposition is high; even polyethylene composed of linear chain molecules difficult in decomposition is decomposable at a low temperature and decomposed residue is hardly produced; the process is simple since dechlorination can be achieved at the same time with catalytically cracking waste plastics in one reaction vessel; and oil fractions can be recovered at 50% or more on a net yield basis. The method for catalytically cracking waste plastics of the present invention has a constitution in which waste plastics are loaded as a raw material into a granular FCC catalyst heated to a temperature range from 350° C. to 500° C. inside a reaction vessel, thereby decomposing and gasifying the waste plastics in contact with the FCC catalyst. | 07-07-2011 |
20120016169 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAXES AND GREASE BASE STOCKS THROUGH CATALYTIC DEPOLYMERISATION OF WASTE PLASTICS - A process of depolymerization of mixed polyethylene waste is disclosed. In one embodiment, in a process for converting mixed polyethylene waste to make waxes and grease base stocks through catalytic depolymerization, the mixed polyethylene waste is preheated to form a molten mixed polyethylene waste. Then depolymerization reaction of the molten mixed polyethylene waste is started. The depolymerization reaction uses a catalyst in a high pressure reactor at a desired temperature using heaters in the high pressure reactor. The catalyst is disposed on a stirring blade. Progression of depolymerization reaction of the molten mixed polyethylene waste is allowed to continue until a pressure in the high pressure reactor reaches a desired value. The heaters are turned off and depolymerization reaction of the molten mixed polyethylene waste is stopped upon the pressure in the reactor reaching desired value. The mixed polyethylene waste is converted to wax or grease base stock. | 01-19-2012 |
20120108863 | Depolymerizatin of Plastic Materials - A styrene monomer reclamation process and system is disclosed. The styrene monomer reclamation process includes providing a waste plastic. The waste plastic includes styrenic polymers. The waste plastic is formed into polymer particles. At least a portion of the polymer particles are dissolved in a solvent to form a polymer stream. The dissolved polymer particles are depolymerized to form a styrene monomer stream. | 05-03-2012 |
20120149954 | METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS FROM WASTE PLASTICS AND APPARATUS FOR METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS FROM WASTE PLASTICS - The subject of the invention is a method of production high-value hydrocarbon products from waste plastics and an apparatus for method of production high-value hydrocarbon products from waste plastics and an apparatus for the method. The method of obtaining in an inert gas atmosphere in which wastes are fed to the extruder and melted then depolymerized in thermolysis reactor and the depolymerization products vapors are conducted to preliminary separation unit in which preliminary separation takes place, according to invention is characterized in that obtained fractions are hydrorefmed and then conducted to the secondary separation unit and additional finishing operations unit. Apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that after preliminary separation unit ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120165583 | Modified Zeolites and their Use in the Recycling of Plactics Waste - The present invention relates to a method for the recycling of plastics materials, in particular waste plastics materials, into chemical feed stocks and hydrocarbon fractions. The present invention also relates to novel zeolite based catalysts used in such methods. The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing such zeolite based catalysts. Plastics waste is traditionally disposed of by land-fill, incineration or recycling by re-processing the waste into raw material for reuse. Each of these disposal methods has its disadvantages. The drawbacks of land-fill are self apparent. Although incineration may include energy recovery, there still remains the obvious problem of CO | 06-28-2012 |
20120184788 | BIOMASS AND WASTE PLASTICS DEPOLYMERIZATION MACHINE AND METHODS VIA SUPERCRITICAL WATER - A method for transforming a selected polymeric material into a plurality of reaction products via supercritical water is disclosed. The method comprises: conveying the selected polymeric material through an extruder, wherein the extruder is configured to continuously convey the selected polymeric material to a supercritical fluid reaction zone; injecting hot compressed water into the supercritical fluid reaction zone, while the extruder is conveying the selected polymeric material into the supercritical fluid reaction zone so as to yield a mixture; retaining the mixture within the reaction zone for a period of time sufficient to yield the plurality of reaction products. The reaction zone may be characterized by a tubular reactor having an adjustably positionable inner tubular spear, wherein the tubular reactor and the inner tubular spear further define an annular space within the reaction zone, and wherein the mixture flows through the annular space and into a reaction products chamber. | 07-19-2012 |
20120190903 | PROCESS TO OBTAIN LIQUID HYDROCARBONS BY CLEAVAGE OF CARBON AND HYDROGEN MOLECULES - Process to obtain liquid hydrocarbons by cleavage of molecules containing carbon and hydrogen using materials with chemical waste, textile waste, biomass and whatever kind, being the same milled by a reactor and transferred to the reactor, increasing its temperatures to eliminate water, there is application of kinetic energy and friction with selected reactants to cleave the chains and separate the above mentioned elements and restructure the long or short chains to obtain the selected hydrocarbons by distillation and condensation. | 07-26-2012 |
20120203042 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS AND HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF AROMATICS WITH OPTIONAL OLEFIN RECYCLE, AND CATALYSTS HAVING SELECTED PARTICLE SIZE FOR CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS - This invention relates to compositions and methods for fluid hydrocarbon product, and more specifically, to compositions and methods for fluid hydrocarbon product via catalytic pyrolysis. Some embodiments relate to methods for the production of specific aromatic products (e.g., benzene, toluene, naphthalene, xylene, etc.) via catalytic pyrolysis. Some such methods may involve the use of a composition comprising a mixture of a solid hydrocarbonaceous material and a heterogeneous pyrolytic catalyst component. In some embodiments, an olefin compound may be co-fed to the reactor and/or separated from a product stream and recycled to the reactor to improve yield and/or selectivity of certain products. The methods described herein may also involve the use of specialized catalysts. For example, in some cases, zeolite catalysts may be used. In some instances, the catalysts are characterized by particle sizes in certain identified ranges that can lead to improve yield and/or selectivity of certain products. | 08-09-2012 |
20120215043 | ALLOYED ZEOLITE CATALYST COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MAKING AND CATALYTIC APPLICATION THEREOF - The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) generally relates to a solid catalyst component comprising a zeolite with a modifier and at least one Group VIII meal alloyed with at least one transition metal. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) further relates to a method of making the solid catalyst component and a process of converting mixed waste plastics into low molecular weight organic compounds using the solid catalyst component. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215044 | METHOD FOR REFINING OIL - In one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for refining oil is provided. The method includes contacting an oil with hydrogen to perform a hydrodeoxygenation reaction using iron oxide as a catalyst, wherein the iron oxide comprises ferrous oxide (FeO), ferrum dioxide (FeO | 08-23-2012 |
20120310023 | Methods of Producing Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels from Solid Plastic Wastes - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods of producing high quality liquid fuels from solid plastic waste, high quality liquid fuels, and the like. | 12-06-2012 |
20130023706 | CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF SOLID BIOMASS AND RELATED BIOFUELS, AROMATIC, AND OLEFIN COMPOUNDS - This invention relates to compositions comprising fluid hydrocarbon products, and to methods for making fluid hydrocarbon products via catalytic pyrolysis. Some embodiments relate to methods for the production of specific aromatic products (e.g., benzene, toluene, naphthalene, xylene, etc.) via catalytic pyrolysis. Some such methods involve the use of a composition comprising a mixture of a solid hydrocarbonaceous material and a heterogeneous pyrolytic catalyst component. The methods described herein may also involve the use of specialized catalysts. For example, in some cases, zeolite catalysts may be used. | 01-24-2013 |
20130144095 | MICROWAVE BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CARBONACEOUS COMPOUNDS FROM POLYPROPYLENE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS - Microwave based systems and methods are provided for obtaining carbonaceous compounds from polypropylene-containing products. In one example, embodiment, a method is provided for recovering at least one organic decomposition product from a polypropylene-containing product, the method comprising: placing the polypropylene-containing product in a reduction zone of a material recovery system; flowing an inert gas through the reduction zone from a reduction inlet to a reduction outlet to purge the reduction zone and maintain a positive pressure therein; applying electromagnetic wave energy from an electromagnetic wave generator to the reduction zone via a bifurcated waveguide assembly, while maintaining the polypropylene-containing product in a stationary position for at least a portion of the applying, to yield at least one gaseous organic decomposition product; and exhausting the at least one gaseous organic decomposition product from the reduction zone along with the inert gas through the reduction outlet. | 06-06-2013 |
20130150637 | HYDROCONVERSION PROCESS FOR HEAVY HYDROCARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK - The invention concerns a process for hydroconversion of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising:
| 06-13-2013 |
20130158309 | Method and System for Hydrocarbon Extraction - The invention provides a process and system for the depolymerisation of hydrocarbon-containing material for producing diesel oil and/or heating oil comprising a reactor adapted to exceed temperature operation of 390 degrees Celsius and provided with a plant specific exothermal heat source. In a preferred embodiment, raw materials enter the reactor in a liquid or viscous state by pre-heating and introducing it under pressure to the specially adapted reactor where further heating of the raw material takes place under vacuum. | 06-20-2013 |
20130165710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MICROWAVE DEPOLYMERIZATION OF HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - A method and apparatus is provided for the continuous microwave depolymerization of high molecular weight organic feedstock material, such as waste plastics and includes intermittent or continuous feeding of the processing material on the surface or into the bulk of the sensitized hot bed located under microwave irradiation. As a result of the interaction of electromagnetic field with processed materials, sensitizer is heated by microwave energy and feedstock material undergoes the depolymerization reactions. The reaction zone can be localized on the surface of the hot bed or distributed in the bulk of the reaction mass depending on the agitation conditions of the reaction mass, such as stirring, or other agitation means, for example by re-circulated gas. Products of the reactions are vaporized and transported to the collection system, which may include a combination of a scrubber, a condenser and a settler. | 06-27-2013 |
20130245346 | Improved Process for Converting Carbon-Based Energy Carrier Material - A process is disclosed process for converting a solid or highly viscous carbon-based energy carrier material to liquid and gaseous reaction products, said process comprising the steps of: a) contacting the carbon-based energy carrier material with a particulate catalyst material b) converting the carbon-based energy carrier material at a reaction temperature between 200° C. and 450° C., preferably between 250° C. and 350° C., thereby forming reaction products in the vapor phase. In a preferred embodiment the process comprises the additional step of: c) separating the vapor phase reaction products from the particulate catalyst material within 10 seconds after said reaction products are formed. In a further preferred embodiment step c) is followed by: d) quenching the reaction products to a temperature below 200° C. | 09-19-2013 |
20130261356 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PLASTICIZERS - A process for producing an environmentally-friendly plasticizer, which is particularly suitable for use in vehicle tires or technical rubber articles. A vulcanized and/or unvulcanized polymer material of a high molecular weight is converted into a low-molecular phase by direct thermal liquefaction. The vulcanized and/or unvulcanized high-molecular-weight polymer material is provided as a polymer powder and/or a granulated polymer and can be obtained from used tires. | 10-03-2013 |
20130289322 | Reactor and Process For At Least Partially Decomposing and/or Cleaning Plastic Material - A reactor for gasifying and/or cleaning, in particular for depolymerizing, plastic material ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130303810 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR THE AT LEAST PARTIAL DECOMPOSITION, IN PARTICULAR DEPOLYMERIZATION, AND/OR PURIFICATION OF PLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a reactor for gasifying and/or purifying, in particular depolymerizing, plastic material ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130317266 | OIL PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method of producing oil is disclosed. The method can include providing a naturally occurring or synthetically produce hydrocarbon source material. The method can also include physically degrading the hydrocarbon source material into small pieces. The method can further include heating the hydrocarbon source material indirectly to a temperature sufficient to gasify hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon source material and release the hydrocarbons from the source material. Additionally, the method can include capturing the hydrocarbons released from the source material, separating the hydrocarbons into like components, and collecting the like hydrocarbon components. | 11-28-2013 |
20130331624 | RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS FROM HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS - A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon-extracting solvent containing DMSO, Cellosolve, or a mixture thereof; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the hydrocarbon-extracting solvent to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the hydrocarbon-extracting solvent; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted. | 12-12-2013 |
20140114097 | Method and Apparatus for Microwave Depolymerization of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - A method and apparatus is provided for the continuous microwave depolymerization of high molecular weight organic feedstock material, such as waste plastics and includes intermittent or continuous feeding of the processing material on the surface or into the bulk of the sensitized hot bed located under microwave irradiation. As a result of the interaction of electromagnetic field with processed materials, sensitizer is heated by microwave energy and feedstock material undergoes the depolymerization reactions. The reaction zone can be localized on the surface of the hot bed or distributed in the bulk of the reaction mass depending on the agitation conditions of the reaction mass, such as stirring, or other agitation means, for example by re-circulated gas. Products of the reactions are vaporized and transported to the collection system, which may include a combination of a scrubber, a condenser and a settler. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF SECONDARY DEPOSITS - Method for the depolymerisation of plastics material ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140121426 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS RECYCLING OF WASTE PLASTIC INTO LIQUID FUELS - A method and system ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140155661 | PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM COPYROLYSIS OF PLASTIC AND TYRE MATERIAL WITH MICROWAVE HEATING - The present invention relates to the development of a microwave pyrolysis process for plastic materials selected from PE, PP, PS, PET, PVC and mixtures thereof in the presence of end-of-life tyres, or the pyrolysis residues thereof, or other carbon materials for the production of high added value pyrolysis oils containing over 50% by weight hydrocarbons distillable between 20 and 250° C. and a sulphur content less than 1% by weight. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155662 | THERMAL DE-POLYMERIZATION PROCESS OF PLASTIC WASTE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a process for producing liquid transportation fuel ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140171701 | APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING THERMOLYSIS OF PLASTIC WASTE AND METHOD OF THERMOLYSIS IN CONTINUOUS MANNER - The invention provides an apparatus and method for thermolysis of waste plastic in which reaction residue and carbonization products are continuously removed. The apparatus includes a feeding system, an extruder, a reactor for thermolysis, a dual agitator housed within the reactor, a trigger system in operative connection with the reactor, a flux heater, and a collecting system in operative connection with the reactor. The reactor for thermolysis has a height at least 1.5 times bigger than a diameter. The trigger system includes a circulation pump and the collecting system has a three-way valve in an external circulation loop. The apparatus is arranged such that the extruder follows the feeding system, the reactor follows the extruder, the trigger system is at a bottom of the reactor, and the flux heater and collecting system follow the reactor. | 06-19-2014 |
20140275667 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING PLASTIC TO FUEL - A method for producing a vapor stream from waste plastic comprises providing a waste plastic feedstock into a reactor containing one or more residues produced from a previously heated source of waste plastic, and heating the waste plastic feedstock in the reactor to a temperature from about 125° C. to 500° C. to generate a vapor containing one or more hydrocarbons. The waste plastic feedstock can have a calcium to sodium mass ratio from about 0.0001 to 400 as measured by inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometry. The catalytic activity in the reactor may be provided through one or more constituent elements in the waste plastic feedstock or the one or more residues produced from the previously heated source of waste plastic. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275668 | Method and System for Performing Thermochemical Conversion of a Carbonaceous Feedstock to a Reaction Product - The thermochemical conversion of biomass material to one or more reaction products includes generating thermal energy with at least one heat source, providing a volume of feedstock, providing a volume of supercritical fluid, transferring a portion of the generated thermal energy to the volume of supercritical fluid, transferring at least a portion of the generated thermal energy from the volume of supercritical fluid to the volume of feedstock, and performing a thermal decomposition process on the volume of feedstock with the thermal energy transferred from the volume of supercritical fluid to the volume of the feedstock in order to form at least one reaction product. | 09-18-2014 |
20140364663 | Method For Recycling A Plastic - A method of recycling a plastic includes decomposing the plastic in the presence of a catalyst to form hydrocarbons. The catalyst includes a porous support having an exterior surface and defining at least one pore therein. The catalyst also includes a depolymerization catalyst component disposed on the exterior surface of the porous support for depolymerizing the plastic. The depolymerization catalyst component includes a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a Group IIA oxide catalyst, or a combination thereof. The catalyst further includes a reducing catalyst component disposed in the at least one pore. | 12-11-2014 |
20150080624 | Process and Apparatus for producing Hydrocarbon Fuel from Waste Plastic - A process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbon oil from the thermal decomposition of waste plastics in a continuous process which comprises melting of a waste plastic feedstock into an auger assisted melt reactor to remove chlorine and organics contained in the waste plastic, and transferring the melted waste plastic into an heated screw pyrolysis reactor which includes a transitional metal heat transfer medium. The hydrocarbon gas from the pyrolysis reactor is fed into a vessel containing metal trays for a second decomposition which is connected with an alkali treatment 2-step process gas reactor to remove acidic gases, and any inorganic solids. The hydrocarbon gases are separated by three separate condensers. The hydrocarbon fraction of the first condenser is recycled back into the pyrolysis reaction for further thermal treatment, and the hydrocarbon fractions are collected in the remaining condensers. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080625 | THERMO-CATALYTIC CRACKING FOR CONVERSION OF HIGHER HYDROCARBONS INTO LOWER HYDROCARBONS - Described herein are processes and related devices and systems for the conversion of higher hydrocarbons, such as in the form of waste plastics, petroleum sludge, slope oil, vegetable oil, and so forth, into lower hydrocarbons, which can be used as fuels or raw materials for a variety of industrial and domestic uses. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087871 | Method for Converting Waste Plastic to Lower-Molecular Weight Hydrocarbons, Particularly Hydrocarbon Fuel Materials, and the Hydrocarbon Material Produced Thereby - A method produces a hydrocarbonaceous fluid (a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, or in other words a mixture of hydrocarbons which is liquid at ambient room temperature and atmospheric pressure), which functionally is a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, from a feed of waste plastic. The method comprises in broad embodiments the steps of: (step 1) melting a feed of substantially solid waste plastic in an aerobic atmosphere (for instance, air) whereby a waste-plastic melt is produced; (step 2) distilling at least a portion of the waste-plastic melt whereby a hydrocarbonaceous distillate is produced; and (step 3) collecting the hydrocarbonaceous distillate. That distillate is generally referred to above as a condensate. In some preferred embodiments, the method includes the step of commutating the feed of substantially solid waste plastic into pieces substantially no greater than about 1.5 cm | 03-26-2015 |
20150094503 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - A hydropyrolysis catalyst and a process using that catalyst are described. The catalyst comprises a support and an active metal component wherein the catalyst is an eggshell type catalyst having the active metal component located in the outer portion of the support. | 04-02-2015 |
20150361374 | CATALYTIC DEPOLYMERISATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS - A process for converting a molten polymeric material is provided. The process includes effecting disposition of a molten polymeric material, having at least one carbon-carbon double bond, in sufficient proximity to a catalyst material within a reaction zone, to effect a reactive process that effects generation of a reaction product. The reactive process effects cleaving of at least one carbon-carbon double bond. The catalyst material includes [Fe—Cu—Mo—P]/Al | 12-17-2015 |
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20160040073 | CONVERSION OF POLYMER CONTAINING MATERIALS TO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - Systems and methods achieve the conversion of polymer containing material into petroleum products such as hydrocarbon gas, wax, crude oil and diesel. The reactor and its system are designed to subject the polymer containing material to pyrolysis in a way that results in a higher petroleum product yield than conventional existing systems. The system has controls which allow for the heating temperature, rotation of the body, and throughput rate, to be adjusted depending on the reaction time required for the material inside the reactor. The condensing system is able to separate the products into the desired petroleum products by percentage output ranging from wax to crude-like oil to diesel-quality oil. | 02-11-2016 |
20160053184 | HYBRID THERMAL PROCESS TO SEPARATE AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINATED OR UNCONTAMINATED HYDROCARBON MATERIALS INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS, USES OF THE PROCESS, MANUFACTURING OF THE CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND PLANT - Process for reclaiming useful products from a waste oil, comprising a thermal separation step performed in a vessel at conditions, of temperature and pressure, allowing to substantially avoid cracking of the waste oil and to assure the separation of said heated waste oil into a first heavy oil fraction and into a second light oil fraction having, in comparison with the waste oil, a low content in solids and/or in other contaminants that are different from water and from inert gas. The process is further characterized in that while, during the thermal separation treatment, the waste oil is heated to a temperature about the boiling temperature of the heavy oil fraction, and below the cracking temperature of the waste oil, and at a pressure that is preferably below the atmospheric pressure, the heavy oil fraction of the vapours existing the vessel, in contact with a cooler surface, condenses and falls back into the vessel, while the second fraction, in a gaseous state, is eventually submitted to at least one further separation treatment. When water is present in the waste oil, said water is used to improve the amount of recovered light oils; and/or when no water is present in the waste oil, water or at least one inert gas or at least one component that may become an inert gas by heating may be added to the waste oil or to the thermal separation unit. Uses of the process for environmental applications and for treating used oils and to prepare oil products. Systems for reclaiming useful products from waste oils comprising at least one rotating kiln and at least one self-refluxing condenser and/or at least one dephlegmator. | 02-25-2016 |
20160096994 | Feedstock Conversion To Fuel On High Pressure Circulating Fluidized Bed - There is provided a process and systems for producing fuels via pyrolysis of carbonaceous feedstock under pressure and temperature in an efficient manner using a circulating fluidized bed with catalyst(s). The pressure and temperature are selected to provoke supercritical conditions, and pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, hydrotreating, and optionally reforming treatment of the carbonaceous feedstock is carried out simultaneously in one reactor on a recirculating fluidized bed containing catalysts. | 04-07-2016 |
20160160127 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS BY CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF PLASTIC WASTE PRODUCTS IN A SINGLE STEP - The invention relates to a method for producing hydrocarbons by catalytic decomposition of plastic waste products in a single step, said method comprising: subjecting the plastic waste material to a thermal pre-treatment in order to produce a liquid plastic mass, wherein the thermal pre-treatment of the plastic material is carried out in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature that varies between 110° C. and 310° C.; simultaneously feeding the liquid plastic mass to a reaction apparatus; bringing the plastic mass into contact with a bed of particles of inorganic porous material contained inside the reaction apparatus at a temperature of between 300° and 600° C.; inducing thermocatalytic decomposition reactions at a temperature of between 300 and 600° C. in order to generate a mixture of hydrocarbons in a vapour phase; and separating the hydrocarbons from the vapour phase current generated inside the reaction means in order to produce a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to equipment for producing hydrocarbons by catalytic decomposition of plastic waste products in a single step, comprising: apparatus for thermally treating the plastic waste material in order to produce a liquid plastic mass; apparatus for carrying out the catalytic decomposition of the liquid plastic mass and producing a mixture of hydrocarbons in a vapour phase; and apparatus for separating the hydrocarbons with between 5 and 44 carbon atoms from the vapour phase current generated inside the apparatus which carries out the catalytic decomposition in order to produce a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons. | 06-09-2016 |
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