Conversion of waste plastics to liquid hydrocarbon products
US8420875B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2400/08
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The conversion of waste plastics material to hydrocarbon fuel products, particularly transportation fuels. The waste plastics material can be obtained from any suitable source, such as a municipal solid waste facility and from agricultural and horticultural activity. The plastics material feed, which can contain from about 10 to about 50 wt. % dirt, is reduced to an effective size, then dried, if needed, to a moisture level of 2 wt. % and less, then screened to removed dirt, then densified into nuggets of at least about 10 lb/ft3, then pyrolyzed.
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