Alloyed zeolite catalyst component, method for making and catalytic application thereof
AssigneeAMG Chemistry and Catalysis Consulting, LLC
InventorAnne Mae Gaffney
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Abstract
The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) generally relates to a method of making a solid catalyst component comprising a zeolite with a modifier and at least one Group VIII metal alloyed with at least one transition metal and a process of converting mixed waste plastics into low molecular weight organic compounds using the solid catalyst component. The process of converting mixed waste plastics into low molecular weight organic compounds may employ the use of a non-thermal catalytic plasma reactor, which may be configured as a fluid bed reactor or fixed bed reactor.
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A process of converting a mixed waste plastic into a low molecular weight organic compound, comprising the steps of
- (a) feeding particles of the mixed waste plastic, plasma, and a solid catalyst component into a non-thermal catalytic plasma reactor, the solid catalyst component comprising (i) a modified zeolite and (ii) alloyed metals into a fluidized bed reactor;
- (b) heating the particles of the mixed waste plastic and the solid catalyst component at a temperature effective to produce a coarse filler, inorganic components, coke, a volatile organic component, and a spent catalyst component;
- (c) withdrawing a first stream comprising the volatile organic component from the reactor;
- (d) withdrawing a second stream comprising the spent catalyst component, the coke, the coarse filler and the inorganic components from the reactor;
- (e) heating the second stream in a regenerator in the presence of oxygen, air, or a blend of oxygen with an inert gas at a temperature effective to convert the coke to a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and water, and to regenerate the solid catalyst component;
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- (f) separating the regenerated solid catalyst component from the coarse filler and the inorganic components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.