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US 11,952,545 B1Granted
Hydrocarbon compositions derived from pyrolysis of post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics and methods of making and use thereof
AssigneeNexus Circular LLC
InventorsJeffrey W. Gold, Connor Cudney
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are hydrocarbon based compositions derived from pyrolysis of a feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics and methods of making and use thereof.
Claims24
An oil derived from pyrolysis of a feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics, wherein:
- the oil is produced at an industrial scale;
- the oil has a number average molecular weight and/or a weight average molecular weight of from 50 to 300 Daltons;
- the oil comprises a mixture of different hydrocarbons, any of which can optionally be substituted, and the oil comprises 90% to 100% (w/w) of C4-C20 hydrocarbons, and wherein the oil is substantially free of hydrocarbons comprising 30 or more carbons;
- the oil has a Reid vapor pressure of 12.5 psig or less;
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- the oil has:
- a final boiling point of 750° F. to 1000° F.;
- a pour point of 0° F. to 20° F.;
- a total chloride content of 500 ppm or less;
- a nitrogen content of 600 ppm or less;
- a silicon content of 2000 ppm or less;
- a sodium content of 100 ppm or less;
- an iron content of 10 ppm or less;
- a phosphorus content of 25 ppm or less;
- a sulfur content of 250 ppm or less;
- a calcium content of 50 ppm or less;
- or a combination thereof.
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