REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF CHEMICAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Various processes and configuration are provided for a chemical recycling facility that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, we have discovered numerous ways for reducing the carbon footprint of the facility by: (i) recycling at least a portion of the residual heat energy from the pyrolysis effluent back upstream to the pyrolysis process and waste plastic liquification stage; (ii) recovering at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the pyrolysis flue gas and/or the pyrolysis gas; (iii) feeding at least a portion of the pyrolysis gas at a cracker facility at a position downstream of a cracker furnace; (iv) using at least a portion of a demethanizer overhead stream as a fuel in a pyrolysis facility and/or a cracking facility; and (v) providing a chemical recycling facility that contains a pyrolysis facility co-located with a cracking facility. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the processes and configurations described herein.


» Number: WO2023049034A1 (A1)

» Publication Date: 30/03/2023

» Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY?[US]

» Inventor: ANDERSON AVERY?[US]; BITTING DARYL?[US] (3)

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