Patent ID: 9200130
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: C08J,C08K,C08L,C10G,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a wax from recycled polyethylene, comprising: providing an amount of recycled polyethylene; heating the recycled polyethylene to a high temperature of from about 200 °C. to about 500 °C. and under a pressure of from about 1 mmHg absolute to about 100 mmHg absolute to undergo de-polymerization; degrading the recycled polyethylene to smaller wax fragments having a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 2,000; concurrently distilling the recycled polyethylene under a pressure of from about 1 mmHg absolute to about 100 mmHg absolute during the de-polymerization to collect and remove the smaller wax fragments.