IP Library Granted Patent US 11,618,854
Granted Patent B1
US 11,618,854 · App. 17/516,295 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Method and system for regenerating oil from medical waste and waste plastics

Inventor: Myung Duck Ma (Los Angeles, CA)
C10B53/07C10B47/28H05B3/0038B01D3/14
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,618,854
App. No.
17/516,295
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A process for converting waste plastic into oil includes: subjecting the waste plastic to be in contact with a plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods in a reactor which contains an agitator configured to distribute the waste plastic; converting the waste plastic into a liquid form resultant decomposition by thermal decomposition and pyrolysis in the reactor; fractionating the resultant decomposition product to obtain gas, light oil, and crude diesel oil; obtaining a sludge from a bottom portion of the reactor and transferring the sludge to a blending tank; transferring the light oil to the blending tank; mixing the sludge and the light oil using a high-speed shearing machine to produce a sludge and light oil mixture; transferring the sludge and light oil mixture to a homogenizer; and blending the sludge and light oil mixture at the homogenizer to form a blended oil.

Claims (25)

1. A process for converting waste plastic into oil, comprising:

contacting the waste plastic with a plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods in a reactor which contains an agitator to distribute the waste plastic;

converting the waste plastic into a decomposition product by thermal decomposition and pyrolysis in the reactor;

fractionating the decomposition product to obtain gas, light oil, and crude diesel oil in a fractionation tower;

obtaining a sludge from the reactor and transferring the sludge to a blending tank;

transferring the light oil to the blending tank;

mixing the sludge and the light oil in the blending tank using a high-speed shearing machine to produce a sludge and light oil mixture;

transferring the sludge and light oil mixture to a homogenizer;

blending the sludge and light oil mixture in the homogenizer to form a blended oil; and

transporting the blended oil to a storage tank.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods are shaped as a cone and installed inside the reactor.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods comprise a heating core, a casing covering the heating core, and a heating isolation feeding positioned between the heating core and a power connector.

4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the far-infrared ray heating rods are coupled on a top portion of the reactor and extended from the top portion of the reactor to reach the waste plastic.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the agitator comprises a frame mixer and an anchor mixer operatively connected with the frame mixer through an agitator shaft.

6. The process of claim 5 , wherein the anchor mixer is located adjacent to a bottom portion of the reactor.

7. The process of claim 1 , wherein each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods comprise a top end coupled on a top portion of the reactor and a free end configured to be in contact with the waste plastic.

8. The process of claim 5 , wherein the anchor mixer is a U-shaped mixer and comprises a distal end extended above a free end of each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods.

9. The process of claim 1 , wherein each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods comprise a top end gradually tapered and extended to form a free end configured to be in contact with the waste plastic.

10. The process of claim 1 , wherein the blended oil comprises the sludge and the light oil in a weight ratio of 1:1.

11. The process of claim 1 , wherein the blended oil comprises the sludge and the light oil in a weight ratio of 1:4.

12. The process of claim 1 , wherein the blended oil comprises the sludge and the light oil in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:4.

13. The process of claim 3 , wherein the casing is made of stainless steel.

14. The process of claim 1 , wherein each of the far-infrared ray heating rods in the plurality of far-infrared ray heating rods are located inside an anchor mixer of the agitator.

15. The process of claim 1 , wherein the reactor, the fractionation tower, and the storage tank are placed on a mobile carrier.

16. The process of claim 1 , further comprising placing the reactor, the fractionation tower, and the storage tank on a mobile carrier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: MA, MYUNG DUCK
To: ROYCO HONG KONG INC. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064669/0015 →
Cited By (1)
US 12,351,759