US 11,746,298 B2
Process for recovering polymer oil
Nickolas D. Kapaun, Chicago, IL (US); Joseph A. Montalbano, Elmhurst, IL (US); Jeffrey Tyska, Chicago, IL (US); Ping Sun, Hinsdale, IL (US); and Andrew Pickens, Jenkins, OK (US)
Assigned to UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US)
Filed by UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/556,785.
Prior Publication US 2023/0193139 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. C10G 1/10 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 55/04 (2006.01); C10G 31/06 (2006.01); B29B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC C10G 1/02 (2013.01) [C10G 31/06 (2013.01); C10G 55/04 (2013.01); B29B 2017/0496 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1003 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
 
1. A process for recovering a product stream from a waste plastic feedstock comprising:
pyrolyzing the waste plastic feedstock in a pyrolysis reactor to produce a pyrolysis reactor effluent stream;
passing the pyrolysis reactor effluent stream to a contact condensing column; and
recovering from the contact condensing column a vapor product stream,
wherein the contact condensing column comprises more than one contacting stage, each contacting stage comprises a spray distributor extending from one side of each contacting stage towards a center of each contacting stage in the contact condensing column.