PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOLYMERIZING WASTE PLASTIC

    公开(公告)号:WO2021151071A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:PCT/US2021/014896

    申请日:2021-01-25

    Abstract: A continuous flow process and system for depolymerizing plastic. A heterogeneous mixture of plastic particles, a solvent, and a catalyst are pumped continuously through a heating zone at a flow rate just high enough to maintain a particle speed great enough to keep the plastic particles in suspension. The temperature of the heterogeneous mixture is raised in the heating zone and maintained in a hold zone to complete depolymerization of the mixture into a homogeneous solution containing a liquefied reaction product. The homogeneous solution is cooled to solidify and precipitate a solid reaction product. The solid reaction product is separated from the solvent to be recycled. The solvent is recirculated to be reused as a constituent of the heterogeneous mixture.

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