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US 8,137,508 B2Granted
Pyrolytic process for producing enhanced amounts of aromatic compounds
AssigneeCharlie Holding Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorCharles W. Grispin
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Abstract
A pyrolysis process and reactor converts various hydrocarbons such as waste materials, for example, scrap polymers, tires, etc., into various chemical components or amounts thereof, not otherwise produced by conventional pyrolytic processes. A large reactor size is utilized in association with a low heat input per unit weight of charge. A thick pyrolyzate/“char” layer is formed during pyrolysis. The product or various components thereof can be utilized as a fuel or octane additive.
Claims20
A pyrolysis process for hydrocarbon material, comprising:
- charging an amount of hydrocarbon material into a reactor having an internal volume of at least 1 cubic foot;
- applying heat to the reactor at a rate of up to about 5,000 btu's per pound per hour to said hydrocarbon material in the substantial absence of oxygen in the reactor;
- drawing off by-products from said reactor;
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- wherein the amount of aromatic rings produced in the by-products is greater than the amount of aromatic rings in the hydrocarbon material charged into the reactor.
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