Patents by Inventor David Milton Lange

David Milton Lange has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230407198
    Abstract: A chemical recycling process and facility for turning one or more waste plastics into syngas are provided. Generally, the chemical recycling process involves: (a) liquefying at least one solid waste plastic to form a liquefied waste plastic; (b) introducing at least a portion of the liquefied waste plastic into a partial oxidation (POX) gasifier; and (c) converting at least a portion of the liquefied waste plastic in the POX gasifier into a syngas composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Michael Paul Ekart, William Lewis Trapp, David Milton Lange
  • Publication number: 20230212470
    Abstract: A chemical recycling process and facility for turning one or more waste plastics into syngas are provided. Generally, the chemical recycling process involves: (a) liquefying at least one solid waste plastic to form a liquefied waste plastic; (b) introducing at least a portion of the liquefied waste plastic into a partial oxidation (POX) gasifier; and (c) converting at least a portion of the liquefied waste plastic in the POX gasifier into a syngas composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Michael Paul Ekart, William Lewis Trapp, David Milton Lange
  • Publication number: 20230212367
    Abstract: A process and system for liquefying and dehalogenating a waste plastic are provided. Generally, the process comprises: (a) liquefying solid waste plastic to produce a liquefied waste plastic; (b) heating at least a portion of the molten waste plastic in a heat exchanger to thereby provide a heated liquefied waste plastic; (c) sparging a stripping gas into the heated liquefied waste plastic to produce a multi-phase mixture; and (d) disengaging a gaseous phase from a liquid phase of the multi-phase mixture to thereby provide a halogen-enriched gaseous material and a halogen-depleted liquefied waste plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Michael Paul Ekart, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Publication number: 20230183443
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed waste plastic are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy recovery facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Michael Paul Ekart, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens, Anne-Martine Sherbeck Jackson, Nathan Mitchell West, Zhufang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230139587
    Abstract: A process and system for liquefying and plasticizing a waste plastic in a pyrolysis film reactor are provided. More particularly, a liquefied waste plastic, which may include halogen-depleted molten waste plastics, may be pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis film reactor to form a pyrolysis oil and a pyrolysis gas. The pyrolysis film reactors may include a falling film reactor and/or an upflow film reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Michael Paul Ekart, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathanial Edens
  • Publication number: 20230135304
    Abstract: A polyethylene composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content polyethylene or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to a polyethylene composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by a polyethylene manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste plastics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Michael Paul Ekart, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathanial Edens
  • Publication number: 20230110481
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, William Lewis Trapp, Travis Wynn Keever, Michael Paul Ekart, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Schaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Publication number: 20230103080
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Travis Wynn Keever, Michael Paul Ekart, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Schaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Publication number: 20230088250
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Shaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathanial Edens
  • Publication number: 20230067427
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, William Lewis Trapp, Travis Wynn Keever, Michael Paul Ekart, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Schaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Publication number: 20230068710
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, William Lewis Trapp, Travis Wynn Keever, Michael Paul Ekart, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Schaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Publication number: 20230066496
    Abstract: Chemical recycling facilities for processing mixed plastic waste are provided herein. Such facilities have the capability of processing mixed plastic waste streams and utilize a variety of recycling facilities, such as, for example, solvolysis facility, a pyrolysis facility, a cracker facility, a partial oxidation gasification facility, an energy generation/energy production facility, and a solidification facility. Streams from one or more of these individual facilities may be used as feed to one or more of the other facilities, thereby maximizing recovery of valuable chemical components and minimizing unusable waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Travis Wynn Keever, Michael Paul Ekart, Jaclyn Erin Shuman, Timothy Glenn Schaefer, Justin William Murphy, David Milton Lange, Aaron Nathaniel Edens
  • Patent number: 9382184
    Abstract: Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: David Milton Lange, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Patrice L. Riesenberg, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Publication number: 20160060202
    Abstract: Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: DAVID MILTON LANGE, ASHFAQ SHAHANAWAZ SHAIKH, PATRICE L. RIESENBERG, MESFIN EJERSSA JANKA
  • Patent number: 9212121
    Abstract: Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: David Milton Lange, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Patrice L. Riesenberg, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Patent number: 9199906
    Abstract: Processes for producing isophthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium meta-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from about 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, David Milton Lange, William Lee Cook, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Publication number: 20150087859
    Abstract: Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Milton Lange, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Patrice L. Riesenberg, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Publication number: 20150087860
    Abstract: Processes for producing isophthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium meta-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from about 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, David Milton Lange, William Lee Cook, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Patent number: 8846960
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, David Milton Lange, Michael C. Morrow, Bradford Russell Bowers, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin, Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8796477
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, David Milton Lange, Michael C. Morrow, Bradford Russell Bowers, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin, Jason Christopher Jenkins, Paula Moody, Thomas Elbert Shanks, Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr.