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US 2024/0368369 A1Published application
Recycling a used absorbent hygiene product or its components using hydrothermal treatment
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDimitris Ioannis COLLIAS, Rodrigo ROSATI, Stephen Anthony DEROSE, Shuji MAENO
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Abstract
Used AHP or its components is converted into low molecular weight hydrocarbons using HTT reactor. These low molecular weight hydrocarbons produce ethylene, propylene, and other chemicals when fed into a steam cracker, which can be used to produce recycled components of the AHP or a fully recycled AHP.
Claims8
A liquid product stream comprising a waste-derived fuel product,
- wherein the waste-derived fuel product comprises from about 45% to about 60% paraffins, from about 30% to about 55% olefins and naphthenes, and from about 2% and about 15% aromatics;
- wherein the liquid product stream is derived from used absorbent hygiene products (AHPs).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.