Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circular economy for plastic waste to polyethylene via refinery FCC and alkylation units
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Application No.: US17131845Application Date: 2020-12-23
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Publication No.: US11518944B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken
- Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agent E. Joseph Gess; Melissa M. Hayworth; Terrence M. Flaherty
- Main IPC: C10G1/10
- IPC: C10G1/10 ; C10B53/07 ; C10G1/00 ; C10G11/18 ; C07C2/76 ; C07C4/04 ; C08F10/02

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 and wax is passed to a refinery FCC unit from which a liquid petroleum gas C3-C5 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered. The liquid petroleum gas C3-C5 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a refinery alkylation unit, with a propane and butane fraction recovered from the alkylation unit. The propane and butane fraction is then passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. In another embodiment, a naphtha fraction (C5-C8) is recovered from the alkylation unit and passed to the steam cracker. In another embodiment, a propane/propylene fraction (C3-C3=) is recovered from the FCC and passed to the steam cracker.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210189251A1 CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA REFINERY FCC AND ALKYLATION UNITS Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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