Circular economy for plastic waste to polyethylene and chemicals via refinery crude unit

    公开(公告)号:US11518943B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US17131839

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken

    Abstract: Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization or for normal alpha olefins. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene and then passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a naphtha/diesel fraction, a heavy fraction, and char. The naphtha/diesel fraction is passed to a crude unit in a refinery from which is recovered a straight run naphtha fraction (C5-C8) or a propane/butane (C3-C4) fraction. The straight run naphtha fraction, or propane and butane (C3-C4) fraction, is passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. The ethylene is converted to normal alpha olefin and/or polyethylene. Also, a heavy fraction from the pyrolysis reactor can be combined with a heavy fraction of normal alpha olefin stream recovered from the steam cracker. The combined heavy fraction and heavy fraction of normal alpha olefin stream can be passed to a wax hydrogenation zone to produce wax.

    Catalyst and processes for aromatization

    公开(公告)号:US11499102B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17076471

    申请日:2020-10-21

    Inventor: Vijay R. Sampath

    Abstract: The present invention pertains to improved processes and catalysts for aromatization. The processes generally contacting a feed stream comprising a naphtha fraction having a C6 to C8 content with a catalyst pellet composition to form aromatic hydrocarbons. The catalyst pellet composition generally comprises a plurality of cylindrical pellets each pellet comprising a Group VIII metal on a zeolite. The pellets may have (a) a plurality of holes passing through the length of the cylindrical pellets, (b) a dome-shaped top and bottom, and (c) a plurality of semi-circular grooves along the length of the exterior of the cylinder.

    Removing organic chlorides from glyceride oils

    公开(公告)号:US11466230B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17326028

    申请日:2021-05-20

    Abstract: A process is provided for removing organic chlorides from glyceride oil. The process includes the steps of (a) reacting a glyceride oil comprising organic chlorides with a liquid aqueous system at a temperature of at least 80° C. to form a treated glyceride oil and (b) separating the treated glyceride oil from the liquid aqueous system. The treated glyceride oil has a reduced concentration of organic chlorides compared to the glyceride oil reacted in step (a).

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