Conversion of waste plastic into hydrocarbon fuel

The densified plastics material feedstock of the present invention is conducted to a

thermal conversion Zone where it is heated to a temperature Where it is melted and
converted to hydrocarbon products.
Method
Process is pyrolysis that can be either catalytic or non-catalytic. It is preferred to use
non catalytic pyrolysis.
Procedure

Pyrolysis is a thermochemical process for the decomposition of organics

conducted at elevated temperatures in the substantial absence of oxygen.
Pyrolysis typically occurs under pressure and at operating temperatures of
about 150 C. to about 600 C (preferably from about 300 C. to about 600 C)
( more preferably from about 420 C. to about 550 C).
The pyrolysis step can be vacuum pyrolysis wherein the Waste plastics
material is heated in a vacuum in order to decrease boiling point and to avoid
adverse chemical reactions.
Pyrolysis is endothermic, heat must be provided for the pyrolysis reaction to
occur.
The Waste plastics material is converted by thermal degradation (cracking) in
the substantial absence of oxygen.
The plastics are typically first made molten within a steel reaction chamber
under vacuum; or with use of an inert purging gas, such as nitrogen. The
chamber continues to be heated to transform the molten material to a
gaseous state.
Hot pyrolytic gases comprised of hydrocarbons of the desired carbon length
range are then condensed in one or more condensing Zones to yield one or
more hydrocarbon distillate end products comprising straight and branched
chain aliphatic, cyclic aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons.