Polyethylene terephthalate produced from used tires

Abstract

A process comprising (a) providing a feedstock that includes carbonaceous materials; (b) gasifying the feedstock to produce a gaseous stream including carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide; (c) converting at least a portion of the carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide to ethanol; (d) converting at least a portion of the ethanol to ethylene; (e) converting at least a portion of the ethylene to ethylene oxide; (f) converting at least a portion of the ethylene oxide to ethylene glycol; (g) combining at least a portion of the ethylene glycol with terephthalic acid; and (h) polymerizing the ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid to produce a polyethylene terephthalate.

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