Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing mixed plastic waste may include one or more reactive extruders to initially dechlorinate and depolymerize the mixed plastic waste and a catalytic reactive distillation column to further process the dechlorinated, depolymerized mixed plastic waste. Depolymerization of the mixed plastic waste through one or more of the disclosed systems and methods produces and enhances the yield of at least a naphtha blend stock.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing plastic derived pyrolysis oil are disclosed. A plastic derived pyrolysis oil and/or plastic are processed in a catalytic cracking unit and/or a thermal cracking unit under reaction conditions sufficient to produce a gaseous stream comprising propylene and a liquid stream. The liquid stream is further processed to produce additional propylene.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing a plastic are disclosed. The system includes a feeding device in fluid communication with a cracking unit. A feed stream comprising a plastic is depolymerized in the feeding device at a depolymerization temperature to produce a hydrocarbonaceous wax stream. The hydrocarbonaceous wax stream is then cracked in the cracking unit. The cracking is conducted at a cracking temperature that is lower than, or the same as the depolymerization temperature.
Abstract:
A process for processing mixed plastics comprising simultaneous pyrolysis and dechlorination of the mixed plastics, the process comprising contacting the mixed plastics with a zeolitic catalyst in a pyrolysis unit to produce a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase; and separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream and a hydrocarbon liquid stream, wherein the hydrocarbon gas stream comprises at least a portion of the gas phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises at least a portion of the liquid phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than about 100 ppmw chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon liquid stream, and wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream is characterized by a viscosity of less than about 400 cP at a temperature of 300° C.
Abstract:
A process for activating and maintaining a catalyst for use in hydrocracking a hydrocarbon stream includes continuously contacting a hydrocarbon stream with a hydroprocessing catalyst in the presence of hydrogen. Sulphides and chloride compounds in the hydrocarbon stream are used such that the hydroprocessing catalyst has the ability to hydrogenate, dechlorinate, and hydrocrack components of the hydrocarbon stream.
Abstract:
Modular systems and methods for removal of contaminants from a mixed plastic waste pyrolysis oil and optionally processing it in a hydrogenation unit to produce a decontaminated hydrogenated pyrolysis oil. These contaminants include metal compounds and non-metal compounds, such as silica compounds, halogenated compounds, phosphorous compounds, oxygenates, and nitrogenates.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing a mixed plastic waste feed to produce a hydrogen-rich hydrocarbon product, such as synthetic crude oil or pyrolysis oil, by processing the mixed plastic waste feed through two cracking units. The first cracking unit is operated at a temperature and a residence time sufficient to at least partially depolymerize the plastic polymers in the mixed plastic waste feed to produce a molten oligomers product stream also containing inorganic components from the mixed plastic waste feed and a gas stream. This molten oligomers product stream is further processed in a thermal or a catalytic cracking unit to produce a hydrocarbonaceous stream that is processed to produce the hydrogen-rich hydrocarbon product, such as a synthetic crude oil that can be processed in a refinery or a pyrolysis oil that can be fed to a steam cracker.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing hydrocarbons are disclosed. A crude oil, a crude oil fraction, and/or plastic pyrolysis oil is processed in a low pressure hydroprocessing unit to produce a cracker feed stream. The cracker feed stream is then flowed into a fluid catalytic cracking unit or a stream cracking unit to produce high value chemicals.
Abstract:
A process for producing benzene and xylenes comprising introducing hydrocarbon liquid stream to hydroprocessor to yield first gas stream and hydrocarbon product (C5+); optionally introducing hydrocarbon product to first aromatics separating unit to produce saturated hydrocarbons (C5+) and first aromatics stream (C6+); feeding hydrocarbon product and/or saturated hydrocarbons to reformer to produce reformer product, second gas stream, and hydrogen stream; introducing reformer product to second aromatics separating unit to produce a non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream comprising C6+ aromatics; recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reformer; introducing first aromatics stream and/or second aromatics stream to third aromatics separating unit to produce first C6 aromatics (benzene), C7 aromatics (toluene), C8 aromatics (xylenesðylbenzene), C9
Abstract:
A process for producing propylene and cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas in pyrolyzer; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; introducing hydrocarbon product to second separator to produce first C6 aromatics and refined product; feeding refined product to steam cracker to produce steam cracker product; introducing steam cracker product to third separator to produce second C6 aromatics, third propylene stream, second C2&C4 unsaturated stream, C1-4 saturated gas, and balance hydrocarbons product; introducing pyrolysis gas and/or first gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C2&C4 unsaturated stream, and saturated gas stream; feeding first and/or second C2&C4 unsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; feeding first and/or second C6 aromatics, and first, second, and/or third propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene; and conveying balance hydrocarbons product to pyrolyzer and/or hydroprocessor.