Granted Patent
B2
US 12,410,370 · App. 19/006,100 · Granted Sep 9, 2025
Systems and methods for making hydrocarbon compositions derived from pyrolysis of post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics
Assignee:
Nexus Circular LLC
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for pyrolysis of plastic feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics. In various implementations, the methods include directing the plastic feedstock into an internal volume of a reactor vessel, and pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock in the internal volume of the reactor vessel.
Claims (34)
1. A method for pyrolysis of plastic feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics, the method comprising:
directing the plastic feedstock into an internal volume of a reactor vessel; and
pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock in the internal volume of the reactor vessel;
wherein the step of pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock comprises:
using one or more heaters to heat the plastic feedstock in the reactor vessel's internal volume to a temperature of 200° C. or more; and
using the one or more heaters to apply energy at a combined energy density between 0.05 and 0.7 kW per pound of pyrolyzed product produced within the reactor; and
wherein the one or more heaters are configured for applying heat to the plastic feedstock in the reactor vessel at a heat density between 5 and 55 W/in 2 .
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of using the one or more heaters to applying energy comprises using the one or more heaters to apply energy at a combined energy density between 0.05 and 0.5 kW per pound of pyrolyzed product produced within the reactor.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internal volume of the reactor vessel is between 100 and 20,000 gallons.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reactor vessel is configured for maintaining a pressure in its internal volume during pyrolysis that is between −7.5 and 14.5 psig.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more heaters comprise one or more electric heaters.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more electric heaters comprise one or more electric heaters positioned around sides of the reactor vessel.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more electric heaters further comprise one or more electric heaters extending into the interior volume of the reactor vessel.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more heaters comprise an array of electric heaters that are vertically oriented and extend into an interior volume of the reactor vessel.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reactor vessel includes an agitator configured for stirring the plastic feedstock during pyrolysis.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the agitator is configured to continuously stir the feedstock within the reactor vessel during pyrolysis.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the agitator is configured to continuously produce average liquid flow velocities inside the reactor vessel between 0.2 and 10 m/s.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the agitator is configured to continuously produce average liquid flow velocities inside the reactor vessel between 0.5 and 6 m/s.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the agitator comprises a vertically oriented drive shaft and one or more impellers mounted on the drive shaft.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more impellers each comprise a plurality of impeller blades extending radially outwardly from the drive shaft.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising directing hydrocarbon vapor generated during pyrolysis out of the reactor vessel via one or more vapor outlets provided on the reactor vessel.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
directing the hydrocarbon vapor generated during pyrolysis from the one or more vapor outlets to one or more condensers; and
using the one or more condensers to separate the hydrocarbon vapor into a wax product, an oil product, a gas product, or a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the wax product comprises long-chain hydrocarbons that are solid or semi-solid wax at ambient temperature and pressure.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the oil product comprises short-chain hydrocarbons that are a liquid at ambient temperature and pressure.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the gas product comprises hydrocarbons that are non-condensable at ambient temperature and pressure.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of directing the plastic feedstock into an internal volume of a reactor vessel comprises directing a continuous stream of molten or semi-molten feedstock into the internal volume of the reactor vessel; and
wherein the step of pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock comprises pyrolyzing the continuous stream of molten or semi-molten feedstock in the reactor vessel.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of directing the plastic feedstock into an internal volume of a reactor vessel comprises:
directing the plastic feedstock into one or more extruders, melting the plastic feedstock to produce at least semi-molten feedstock; and
directing the at least semi-molten feedstock into the internal volume of the reactor vessel.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the step of melting the plastic feedstock includes allowing air, steam, and/or low melting-point contaminants to exit the one or more extruders through one or more vents during the melting step.
23. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock in the internal volume of the reactor vessel comprises pyrolyzing the plastic feedstock in the internal volume of the reactor vessel at an industrial scale.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: GOLD, JEFFREY W.; CUDNEY, CONNOR
To: NEXUS CIRCULAR LLC
Reel/Frame 069731/0316 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
63626488
· Jan 29, 2024
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