A thermal process for carbonizing hemp and reducing particle size, mechanically, by grinding or milling said carbonized hemp materials to generate a precise particle size hemp char and combining the hemp char particles with a polymer into a master batch.

A thermal process for carbonizing hemp and reducing particle size, mechanically, by grinding or milling said carbonized hemp materials to generate a precise particle size hemp char and combining the hemp char particles with a polymer into a master batch.

A thermal process for carbonizing hemp and reducing particle size, mechanically, by grinding or milling said carbonized hemp materials to generate a precise particle size hemp char and combining the hemp char particles with a polymer into a master batch.

A pyrolysis device (1; 200) comprising an elongated tubular structure (2; 201) which extends along a longitudinal axis (X) and includes a first tubular body (3; 202) which defines an initial washing or drainage chamber, in which a shaped carriage (5; 204) containing a polymeric material to be subjected to pyrolysis thermal treatment is received, and provided with a movable front shutter (8; 207), arranged at an axial inlet mouth (9) through which the shaped carriage (5; 204) is introduced into the initial chamber (4; 203), and cooperating with first actuating means (10; 209) which alternately move them at least between a first position, in which the front shutter (8; 207) closes the initial chamber (4; 203) from the outer side (4a), and a second position, in which the front shutter (8; 207) opens the initial chamber (4; 203) from such an outer side (4a) putting it into communication with the external environment. The pyrolysis device (1; 200) further comprises a second tubular body (11; 210), located downstream of the first tubular body (3; 202) and provided at a first end (11a) with closing means (12; 211), defining a pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) which receives the shaped carriage (5; 204) to be subjected to the pyrolysis treatment, interface chimneys (6, 7; 225) for replacing the air present in the initial chamber (4; 203) and/or in the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) with an inert gas, one or more microwave heating sources (14; 213) coupled to the second tubular body (11; 210) and facing the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) in which they activate the pyrolysis treatment on the polymeric material present in the shaped carriage (5; 204), and a movable center shutter (15; 214) interposed between the first tubular body (3; 203) and the second tubular body (11; 210) and cooperating with second actuating means (16) which alternately move it between a closing position, in which the center shutter (15; 214) keeps the initial chamber (4; 203) and the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) mutually isolated, and an opening position in which the center shutter (15; 214) puts the initial chamber (4) into communication with the pyrolysis chamber (13), thus allowing the passage of the shaped carriage (5; 204).

A pyrolysis device (1; 200) comprising an elongated tubular structure (2; 201) which extends along a longitudinal axis (X) and includes a first tubular body (3; 202) which defines an initial washing or drainage chamber, in which a shaped carriage (5; 204) containing a polymeric material to be subjected to pyrolysis thermal treatment is received, and provided with a movable front shutter (8; 207), arranged at an axial inlet mouth (9) through which the shaped carriage (5; 204) is introduced into the initial chamber (4; 203), and cooperating with first actuating means (10; 209) which alternately move them at least between a first position, in which the front shutter (8; 207) closes the initial chamber (4; 203) from the outer side (4a), and a second position, in which the front shutter (8; 207) opens the initial chamber (4; 203) from such an outer side (4a) putting it into communication with the external environment. The pyrolysis device (1; 200) further comprises a second tubular body (11; 210), located downstream of the first tubular body (3; 202) and provided at a first end (11a) with closing means (12; 211), defining a pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) which receives the shaped carriage (5; 204) to be subjected to the pyrolysis treatment, interface chimneys (6, 7; 225) for replacing the air present in the initial chamber (4; 203) and/or in the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) with an inert gas, one or more microwave heating sources (14; 213) coupled to the second tubular body (11; 210) and facing the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) in which they activate the pyrolysis treatment on the polymeric material present in the shaped carriage (5; 204), and a movable center shutter (15; 214) interposed between the first tubular body (3; 203) and the second tubular body (11; 210) and cooperating with second actuating means (16) which alternately move it between a closing position, in which the center shutter (15; 214) keeps the initial chamber (4; 203) and the pyrolysis chamber (13; 212) mutually isolated, and an opening position in which the center shutter (15; 214) puts the initial chamber (4) into communication with the pyrolysis chamber (13), thus allowing the passage of the shaped carriage (5; 204).

Disclosed is method of and product for enhanced oil recovery for a crude oil production well. The method includes the steps of pyrolyzing rubber materials including the steps of heating the rubber materials to form pyro-vapors, condensing the pyro-vapors to form pyro-gas and pyro-oil where the pyro-oil includes an inhibitor solution including non-polar hydrocarbons and polar hydrocarbons. The inhibitor solution is injected as an injection stream into the crude oil production well to facilitate production of crude oil from the crude oil production well.

Systems and methods are provided for co-processing of used lubricant oils with a coker feedstock in a fluidized coking process to form lubricant base stocks. The fluidized coking process can remove contaminants and/or additives from used lubricant oils with modest conversion of the lubricant boiling range portion.

A process for fracturing and devolatilizing coal particles rapidly exposes coal particles to a high temperature, oxygen-depleted work zone for a sufficient time period to cause volatile matter within the coal particles to vaporize and fracture the coal particles. The work zone has a temperature in the range from 600 C. to 2000 C. The coal particles are exposed to the high temperature, oxygen-depleted work zone for a time period less than 1 seconds, and preferably less than 0.3 second. The vaporized volatile matter is condensed and recovered as microcarbon particles.

Systems and methods are provided for using an oxygen-containing gas as at least part of the stripping gas for the stripping zone or section in a fluidized coker. By using an oxygen-containing gas as the stripping gas, heat can be added to the stripping zone selectively based on combustion of coke and/or hydrocarbons with the oxygen in the stripping gas. This can allow the temperature of the stripping zone to be increased relative to the temperature of the coking zone of a fluidized coking system. The flow of oxygen can be controlled to achieve a desirable temperature in the stripper while the reactor temperature is independently set by preheating of the feed and/or hot coke circulation to the reaction zone.

Systems and methods are provided for using an oxygen-containing gas as at least part of the stripping gas for the stripping zone or section in a fluidized coker. By using an oxygen-containing gas as the stripping gas, heat can be added to the stripping zone selectively based on combustion of coke and/or hydrocarbons with the oxygen in the stripping gas. This can allow the temperature of the stripping zone to be increased relative to the temperature of the coking zone of a fluidized coking system. The flow of oxygen can be controlled to achieve a desirable temperature in the stripper while the reactor temperature is independently set by preheating of the feed and/or hot coke circulation to the reaction zone.