Here's some interesting info:
United States Patent 4,038,152
Atkins July 26, 1977
Process and apparatus for the destructive distillation of waste material
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for the destructive distillation of organic waste materials. An insulated sealed distillator compartment is provided having a plurality of conveyor stages for transporting the waste material through the sealed compartment while subjecting the material to a plurality of increased zones of temperature in order to completely pyrolyze the material and evolve pyrolysis gases. An auger feed apparatus supplys a continuous supply of material to the sealed distillator, while an auger discharge apparatus removes a continuous supply of solid carbonaceous residue from the distillator. The residue can be classified and separated into usable products. The evolved gases may be converted into crude oil and natural gas. A process for destructive distillation of the waste materials is also disclosed.
Inventors: Atkins; Lyle D. (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Wallace-Atkins Oil Corporation (Houston, TX)
Appl. No.: 05/567,193
Filed: April 11, 1975
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Could this patent be the one with the 'secret' catalyst?
Or is this the one:
United States Patent 4,108,730
Chen , et al. August 22, 1978
Method for treatment of rubber and plastic wastes
Abstract
A process for converting relatively ash-free solid polymeric wastes to more valuable liquid, solid, and gaseous products which comprises mixing rubber and/or plastic wastes at high temperatures in a refractory petroleum stream and catalytically cracking the mixture.
Inventors: Chen; Nai Yuen (Titusville, NJ), Yan; Tsoung-Yuan (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation (New York, NY)
Appl. No.: 05/777,509
Filed: March 14, 1977
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Now this could easily be one of two things - these are the types of waste plastic management developments which didn't get commercialized and JB's catalyst is the reason his will be comercialized. Or these are the outdated developments now off patent protection that JB found and implemented to turn waste plastic into oil. I just do not know.
Does anybody? |
