CPC C08L 91/06 (2013.01) [C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 1/10 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1003 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01); C10G 2300/206 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01); C10G 2300/304 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A wax derived from pyrolysis of a feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics, wherein:
the wax is produced at an industrial scale;
the wax has a number average molecular weight and/or a weight average molecular weight of from 300 to 400 Daltons;
the wax comprises a mixture of different hydrocarbons, any of which can optionally be substituted, wherein from 60% to 80% of the mixture (w/w) comprises C20-C45 hydrocarbons; and
the wax has:
a final boiling point of 950° F. to 1300° F.; and
a sodium content of 150 ppm or less.
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