Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polycarbonate and plastic waste to recover monomers
Abstract
A process is described using fast pyrolysis to convert a plastic waste feed stream containing polycarbonate and ABS to high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis of other plastic components therein comprising: selecting a first temperature program range to cause pyrolysis of a given polymer to its high value monomeric constituents prior to a temperature range that causes pyrolysis of other plastic components; selecting an acid or base catalysts and an oxide or carbonate support for treating the feed stream to affect acid or base catalyzed reaction pathways to maximize yield or enhance separation of the high value monomeric constituents of polycarbonate and ABS in the first temperature program range; differentially heating the feed stream at a heat rate within the first temperature program range to provide differential pyrolysis for selective recovery of optimum quantities of the high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis or other plastic components; separating the high value monomeric constituents from the polycarbonate to cause pyrolysis to a different high value monomeric constituent of the plastic waste and differentially heating the feed stream at the second higher temperature program range to cause pyrolysis of different high value monomeric constituents; and separating the different high value monomericmore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7290574
- Patent Number(s):
- 5321174
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-943888
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Oct 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; MONOMERS; MATERIALS RECOVERY; PLASTICS; HYDROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS; POLYCARBONATES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTROL; DECOMPOSITION; LYSIS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; PROCESSING; SOLVOLYSIS; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 320305* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management
Citation Formats
Evans, R J, and Chum, H L. Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polycarbonate and plastic waste to recover monomers. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Evans, R J, & Chum, H L. Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polycarbonate and plastic waste to recover monomers. United States.
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title = {Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polycarbonate and plastic waste to recover monomers},
author = {Evans, R J and Chum, H L},
abstractNote = {A process is described using fast pyrolysis to convert a plastic waste feed stream containing polycarbonate and ABS to high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis of other plastic components therein comprising: selecting a first temperature program range to cause pyrolysis of a given polymer to its high value monomeric constituents prior to a temperature range that causes pyrolysis of other plastic components; selecting an acid or base catalysts and an oxide or carbonate support for treating the feed stream to affect acid or base catalyzed reaction pathways to maximize yield or enhance separation of the high value monomeric constituents of polycarbonate and ABS in the first temperature program range; differentially heating the feed stream at a heat rate within the first temperature program range to provide differential pyrolysis for selective recovery of optimum quantities of the high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis or other plastic components; separating the high value monomeric constituents from the polycarbonate to cause pyrolysis to a different high value monomeric constituent of the plastic waste and differentially heating the feed stream at the second higher temperature program range to cause pyrolysis of different high value monomeric constituents; and separating the different high value monomeric constituents. 68 figs.},
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year = {Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
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