Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous recycling of hydrocarbon containing used and waste materials such as plastic and polymeric waste including, for example, polyurethane, rubber wastes and the like, and in particular scrap rubber tires, are disclosed. The process is carried out under moderate temperatures and atmospheric pressure in the presence of air and a feed of liquid(s) containing oxygen. The method is characterized by the low residence time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2009
Assignee:
MPCP GmbH
Inventors:
Leonid Datsevich, Jorg Gerchau, Frank Gorsch, Ralph Wolfrum