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US 10,577,540 · App. 16/001,580 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Method and apparatus for steam separation of pyrolysis oils

Inventors: Steven J. Monaco (Venetia, PA); Alan M. Levine (Monroeville, PA); Richard J. Lee (Murrysville, PA)
Assignee: RJ LEE GROUP, INC.
C10G7/00B01D3/38B01D3/4205B01L3/14C10B53/07C10G2300/1003C10G2300/202
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Patent No.
US 10,577,540
App. No.
16/001,580
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and apparatus for processing pyrolysis oil from vehicular tires and effecting a steam distillation for separation of the pyrolysis oil to create a lighter fraction which may be subjected to fractional distillation and a heavy fraction which is usable as a fuel oil.

Claims (30)

1. A method of processing pyrolysis oil comprising:

providing said pyrolysis oil from vehicular tires,

effecting steam distillation of said pyrolysis oil to create a first separation,

effecting by said first separation of said pyrolysis oil separation into a lighter fraction and a heavier fraction,

subjecting said lighter fraction to fractional distillation, and

said heavy fraction being usable as a fuel oil.

2. The method of claim 1 including,

employing about 10 to 30 theoretical plates in said fractional distillation.

3. The method of claim 1 including,

employing about 2 to 60 theoretical plates in said fractional distillation of said pyrolysis oil.

4. The method of claim 1 including,

employing about 15 to 30 theoretical plates in said fractional distillation.

5. The method of claim 1 including,

said oil with said lighter fraction being about 20 to 35 percent weight of said pyrolysis oil and said heavy fraction being about 65 to 80 weight percent of said pyrolysis oil.

6. The method of claim 1 including,

said lighter fraction containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of terpenes, toluene, xylenes, mercaptans, cyclohexenes and alkylated monocyclic hydrocarbon fractions.

7. The method of claim 1 including,

effecting by said fractional distillation separation of at least one material selected from the group consisting of terpenes, toluene, xylenes, mercaptans, cyclohexenes, and an alkylated monocycle fractions.

8. The method of claim 3 including,

effecting said fractional distillation in a column having a reflux control head.

9. The method of claim 8 including,

effecting said fractional distillation with said reflux control head set at about a 2:1 to 10:1 ratio.

10. The method of claim 1 including,

said lighter fraction is a mixture containing at least one terpene.

11. The method of claim 10 including,

said terpene mixture having a purity of at least 90 percent.

12. The method of claim 10 including,

said terpene mixture containing limonene.

13. The method of claim 12 including,

said limonene having a purity of about 90 to 95 percent.

Assignments (2)
PATENT AND TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 28, 2019
From: RJ LEE GROUP, INC.
To: CADENCE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048477/0733 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2018
From: MONACO, STEVEN J.; LEVINE, ALAN M.; LEE, RICHARD J.
To: RJ LEE GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 046138/0671 →
Continuity (1)
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