Pyrolytic conversion of plastic and rubber waste to hydrocarbons with basic salt catalysts

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:865444

Braslaw, Jacob ^[1]; Gealer, Roy L ^[2]

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1. Southfield, MI
2. West Bloomfield, MI

The invention relates to a process for improving the pyrolytic conversion of waste selected from rubber and plastic to low molecular weight olefinic materials by employing basis salt catalysts in the waste mixture. The salts comprise alkali or alkaline earth compounds, particularly sodium carbonate, in an amount of greater than about 1 weight percent based on the waste feed.

• Research Organization: Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ER10049
• Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
• Patent Number(s): US 4515659
• OSTI ID: 865444
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

pyrolytic
conversion
plastic
rubber
waste
hydrocarbons
basic
salt
catalysts
relates
process
improving
selected
molecular
weight
olefinic
materials
employing
basis
mixture
salts
comprise
alkali
alkaline
earth
compounds
particularly
sodium
carbonate
amount
percent
based
feed
percent based
waste mixture
waste feed
sodium carbonate
weight percent
alkaline earth
molecular weight
pyrolytic conversion
weight olefinic
earth compound
salts comprise
rubber waste
earth compounds
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