Apparatus, method and catalyst for processing hydrocarbons for recycling
OwnerEdward Douglas Millerinventor
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Abstract
A method 10 for processing hydrocarbons for recycling includes the steps of: a) heating solid and/or liquid hydrocarbons in a chamber 16 in the absence of air, to convert at least some of the hydrocarbons into hydrocarbon gas; b) reacting the hydrocarbon gas in a reactor 20 or conduit with a catalyst 22 including a transition metal or transition metal salt, and a carbide, to break the hydrocarbon gas down into hydrocarbon products; and c) collecting the hydrocarbon products or conveying the hydrocarbon products elsewhere for use.
Claims27
A method of processing hydrocarbons for recycling, without using hydrogen gas, comprising the steps of:
- a) heating a mixture of solid and/or liquid hydrocarbons to remove water from the mixture, and further heating the mixture in a chamber in the absence of air, to gasify or vapourise at least some of the hydrocarbons into hydrocarbon gas;
- b) in a downstream reactor or conduit connected to the chamber, reacting the hydrocarbon gas with a catalyst which includes or is prepared from a transition metal or transition metal salt, and a carbide, to reduce chain lengths of hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon gas and produce hydrocarbon products;
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- c) collecting or conveying the hydrocarbon products for use in liquid or gas form.
An apparatus for processing hydrocarbons for recycling without using hydrogen gas, the apparatus comprising:
- a heating system including at least one heating chamber for receiving solid and/or liquid hydrocarbons, a feed system for transferring hydrocarbons into the at least one heating chamber, and heating means for removing water from the hydrocarbons and gasifying or vapourising at least some of the solid and/or liquid hydrocarbons in the at least one heating chamber into hydrocarbon gas,
- at least one reactor or conduit connected to and downstream from the at least one heating chamber for receiving the hydrocarbon gas, the reactor or conduit including a catalyst which includes or is prepared from a transition metal or transition metal salt, and a carbide, for reducing chain lengths of hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon gas and producing hydrocarbon products, and
- at least one of:
- a collection system, a fractional distillation system or condensing means for condensing the hydrocarbon products into liquid;
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- an outlet conduit for transferring the hydrocarbon products away from the reactor or conduit.
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A method of preparing a catalyst for use in processing hydrocarbons for recycling, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a transition metal or transition metal salt on one or more substrates;
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- b) adding a carbide to the one or more substrates.
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