Deep dechlorination of plastic derived oil using spray dried mixed metal oxide catalyst

A process for producing a decontaminated plastic derived oil, the process comprising contacting a plastic derived oil stream with a decontamination catalyst at a reaction temperature of from 350° C. to 500° C. to produce a decontaminated plastic derived oil, where:

• the plastic derived oil stream comprises halogen-containing compounds;
• the decontamination catalyst comprises from 5 wt. % to 50 wt. % mixed metal oxides, from 20 wt. % to 60 wt. % matrix material, and from 10 wt. % to 30 wt. % binder, based on the total weight of the decontamination catalyst;
• the mixed metal oxides in the decontamination catalyst comprise iron oxides (FeOx), zirconia (ZrO2), ceria (CeO2), lanthanum oxide (La2O3), calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), and zinc oxide (ZnO);
• the contacting the plastic derived oil stream with the decontamination catalyst at reaction conditions causes at least a portion of the halogen-containing compounds to react to form hydrocarbons and hydrogen halides, where the hydrogen halides further react with the mixed metal oxides to produce metal halides on surfaces of the mixed metal oxides;
• and
• the decontaminated plastic derived oil has a concentration of the halogen-containing compounds less than a concentration of the halogen-containing compounds in the plastic derived oil stream.