Circular economy for plastic waste to polypropylene via oil refinery with filtering and metal oxide treatment of pyrolysis oil

    公开(公告)号:US11359147B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US17237633

    申请日:2021-04-22

    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken

    Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic comprising polyethylene and/or polypropylene into recycle for polypropylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene, polypropylene, or a mixture thereof, and 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 pyrolysis oil comprising a naphtha, diesel and heavy fractions, and char. The pyrolysis oil, or at least a fraction, is passed to a filtration/metal oxide treatment, with the treated product passed to a refinery FCC unit. A liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered from the FCC unit, as well as a C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction. The C3 olefin fraction can be passed to a propylene polymerization reactor, and the C3 paraffin passed to a dehydrogenation unit to produce propylene for further polymerization.

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA REFINERY CRUDE UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20210189248A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17131832

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken

    Abstract: Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into a feedstock for polyethylene polymerization. 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 then separated into offgas, a pyrolysis oil comprising a naphtha/diesel/heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil is passed to a crude unit in a refinery from which a naphtha fraction (C5-C8), or a propane and butane (C3-C4) fraction, is recovered. The naphtha fraction, or propane and butane (C3-C4) fraction, is then passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production.

    REACTOR FOR HOMOGENEOUS REGENERATION OF SPENT IONIC LIQUID

    公开(公告)号:US20170216828A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-03

    申请号:US15010236

    申请日:2016-01-29

    CPC classification number: B01J31/40 B01J31/0288 B01J31/0298

    Abstract: We provide a segmented reactor for regenerating a spent acidic ionic liquid via hydrogenation and hydrocracking, comprising: no solid hydrogenation catalyst; a gas inlet for feeding a gas feed comprising a hydrogen; a liquid inlet for feeding a spent acidic ionic liquid; partitions along an axis of the reactor that create segments, wherein each segment functions as a bubble column reactor; and an outlet from which a regenerated acidic ionic liquid flow out of the segmented reactor. We also provide a process for regenerating a spent acidic ionic liquid, comprising contacting the spent acidic ionic liquid with hydrogen and without an addition of a solid hydrogenation catalyst in the segmented reactor.

    Circular economy for plastic waste to polypropylene via refinery FCC unit

    公开(公告)号:US11584890B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17131861

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken

    Abstract: Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polypropylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and 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. Pyrolysis oil and wax, comprising naphtha/diesel and heavy fractions, is passed to a refinery FCC unit. A liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture is recovered from the FCC unit. The C3 paraffins and C3 olefins are separated into different fractions with the C3 olefin fraction passed to a propylene polymerization reactor, and the C3 paraffin fraction passed optionally to a dehydrogenation unit to produce additional propylene.

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE AND LUBRICATING OIL VIA CRUDE AND ISOMERIZATION DEWAXING UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20230048572A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17964754

    申请日:2022-10-12

    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken

    Abstract: Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization. In one embodiment, the process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene and 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 distillation column in a refinery where a straight run naphtha (C5-C8) fraction or a propane/butane (C3-C4) fraction is recovered. The straight run naphtha fraction (C5-C8) or the propane/butane (C3-C4) fraction is passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. The heavy fraction from the pyrolysis unit can also be passed to an isomerization dewaxing unit to produce a base oil.

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA REFINERY FCC FEED PRETREATER AND FCC UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20210301210A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17131928

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and 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 pyrolysis oil and optionally pyrolysis wax comprising a naphtha/diesel fraction and heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil and wax is passed to a refinery FCC feed pretreater unit. A heavy fraction is recovered and sent to a refinery FCC unit, from which a C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered, which is passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. In another embodiment, a propane fraction (C3) is recovered from a propane/propylene splitter and passed to the steam cracker.

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA REFINERY FCC OR FCC/ALKYLATION UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20210301209A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17131910

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and 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 pyrolysis oil and optionally wax comprising a naphtha/diesel and heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil is passed to a refinery FCC unit from which a liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered, as well as a C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction. The liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. The C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a refinery alkylation unit, from which a n-butane and naphtha feed for a stream cracker to produce ethylene is recovered.

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