Nicholas Adam Vansuch

US Patent:

20230085993, Mar 23, 2023

Filed:

Nov 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/992225

Inventors:

- Akron OH, US
Stanley G. Prybyla - Brecksville OH, US
Dominic O. Rosace - Sagamore Hills OH, US
Scott M. Sass - Seville OH, US
Nicholas A. VanSuch - Mogadore OH, US

International Classification:

C10G 1/10
B01D 5/00
B01D 17/02
B01J 6/00
C10G 1/00

Abstract:

An operations unit, comprising: a first chamber; a second chamber; a conduit extending through the first chamber and into the second chamber, the conduit being at least partially enclosed by a conduit jacket that defines an outer diameter, the conduit placing the second chamber into fluid communication with an environment exterior to the chamber, the second chamber comprising a wall facing the conduit jacket, and the second chamber being rotatable relative to the first chamber; a seal defining a boundary between the first chamber and the second chamber, the seal extending radially from the wall of the second chamber toward the conduit j acket, the seal comprising a flange, the flange defining an inner diameter, (a) the seal comprising a layered portion that comprises a plurality of ring-shaped portions, or (b) the seal comprising a brush that rotatably abuts the conduit jacket.

US Patent:

20230078319, Mar 16, 2023

Filed:

Nov 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/992175

Inventors:

- Akron OH, US
Stanley G. Prybyla - Brecksville OH, US
Dominic O. Rosace - Sagamore Hills OH, US
Scott M. Sass - Seville OH, US
Nicholas A. VanSuch - Mogadore OH, US

International Classification:

C10G 1/10
B01D 5/00
B01D 17/02
B01J 6/00
C10G 1/00

Abstract:

A thermal cracking treatment train, comprising: a rotatable kiln reactor; the rotatable kiln reactor being configured to receive a polymeric feed material, the reactor defining at least one interior wall that bounds an interior volume of the reactor, the interior volume defining an entrance and an exit along a direction of feed material travel, the rotatable kiln reactor comprising a section that comprises one or more sweeping features configured to sweep, with rotation of the kiln, a portion of the at least one interior wall, the kiln comprising a section that comprises one or more lifter features extending from the at least one interior wall and configured to, with rotation of the kiln, encourage material disposed on the one or more features to fall into the interior volume of the interior kiln; a combustor configured to provide a heated gas to the rotatable kiln reactor; and a devolatilization train.