Patent ID: 11898019
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for processing polyolefins, the method comprising:
contacting solid polyolefins with a solid catalyst to form a reaction mixture, wherein the solid catalyst is chosen from a zeolite, a microporous aluminosilicate, an alumina, or combinations thereof, and wherein the solid polyolefins are chosen from polyethylene, polypropylene, or combinations thereof;
mechanically agitating the reaction mixture to produce olefin-containing hydrocarbon polymers, wherein the olefin-containing hydrocarbon polymers comprise a carbon-carbon double bond in the backbone of the hydrocarbon polymers; and
separating the olefin-containing hydrocarbon polymers from the solid catalyst.