Patents by Inventor Michael Gary Polasek

Michael Gary Polasek 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: 20240399289
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for recovering and purifying a pyrolysis gas formed by pyrolyzing waste plastic are provided. An absorber-stripper system may be used to treat the pyrolysis gas for use in one or more downstream chemical recycling processes, which can be used in forming a variety of recycled content products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Michael Gary Polasek, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240390847
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for recovering and purifying a pyrolysis gas formed by pyrolyzing waste plastic are provided. One or more treatment processes may be used to treat the pyrolysis gas for use in one or more downstream chemical recycling processes. which can be used in forming a variety of recycled content products. The treatment processes may include a halogen removal system and/or a sulfur removal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Michael Gary Polasek, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240392195
    Abstract: A process and system for recovering a recycle content carbon dioxide is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of a chemical recycling facility. More particularly, a pyrolysis flue gas and/or a pyrolysis gas from waste plastic pyrolysis may be treated in an absorber system to thereby form a recovered CO2 stream comprising recycle content carbon dioxide. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the carbon dioxide recovery process and system herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Avery L. Anderson, Daryl Bitting, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20240384180
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from the pyrolysis of waste plastic are provided. Processing schemes are described herein that increase energy efficiency and help reduce overall environmental impact while producing valuable final products from chemically recycled waste plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Gary Polasek, Avery L. Anderson, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240375321
    Abstract: Various processes and configuration are provided for a chemical recycling facility that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, we have discovered numerous ways for reducing the carbon footprint of the facility by: (i) recycling at least a portion of the residual heat energy from the pyrolysis effluent back upstream to the pyrolysis process and waste plastic liquification stage; (ii) recovering at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the pyrolysis flue gas and/or the pyrolysis gas; (iii) feeding at least a portion of the pyrolysis gas at a cracker facility at a position downstream of a cracker furnace; (iv) using at least a portion of a demethanizer overhead stream as a fuel in a pyrolysis facility and/or a cracking facility; and (v) providing a chemical recycling facility that contains a pyrolysis facility co-located with a cracking facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Avery L. Anderson, Daryl Bitting, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240368474
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from recycled content pyrolysis oil (r-pyoil) and recycled content pyrolysis gas (r-pygas). Processing schemes provided herein maximize use of recycled content pyrolysis products to provide a variety of recycled content end products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20240368485
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from the pyrolysis of waste plastic are provided. Processing schemes are described herein that increase energy efficiency and help reduce overall environmental impact while producing valuable final products from chemically recycled waste plastic. Use of recycled content and/or high hydrogen content fuel in one or more process furnaces also reduces global warming potential of the facility by reducing carbon emissions, while also improving energy integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Michael Gary Polasek, Avery L. Anderson
  • Patent number: 12104121
    Abstract: A mixed ester composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content mixed ester or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to a mixed ester composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by a mixed ester manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste and/or pyrolysis of recycled waste and/or in thermal steam cracking of recycle content pyoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240318084
    Abstract: The present application discloses a recycle content cracked effluent composition having a certain compositional profile produced by cracking a cracker feed comprising a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition, and methods of producing the recycle content cracked effluent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Patent number: 12098338
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon cracker stream is combined with recycle content pyrolysis oil to form a combined cracker stream and the combined cracker stream is cracked in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent. The r-pyoil can be fed to the cracker feed. Alternatively, the r-pyoil with a predominantly c8+ fraction can be fed to the cracker feed. The furnace can be a gas fed furnace, or split cracker furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240309276
    Abstract: A predominantly C2 to C4 hydrocarbon cracker stream is combined with recycle content pyrolysis oil to form a combined cracker stream and the combined cracker stream is cracked in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent. The r-pyoil can be fed to a first coil while a second cracker feed with none of the r-pyoil or less of the r-pyoil is fed to a second coil, and both are cracked in a cracker furnace to form an olefin-containing effluent stream. Alternatively, the r-pyoil can be fed and distributed across multiple coils along with the non-recycle cracker feed. The furnace can be a gas fed furnace, or split cracker furnace. Further, a first cracker stream with r-pyoil in a first coil can have a lower total molar flow rate than a second cracker stream in a second coil in the same furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240271044
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from separation of pyrolysis gas formed by pyrolyzing waste plastic are provided. Various separation schemes may be employed to process the recycled content pyrolysis gas (r-pygas) into one or more recycled content hydrocarbon streams, which can be used in forming a variety of recycled content products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20240254399
    Abstract: A composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content alpha olefin or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to an alpha olefin composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by an alpha olefin manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste and/or pyrolysis of recycled waste and/or in thermal steam cracking of recycle content pyoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240228888
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon cracker stream is combined with recycle content pyrolysis oil to form a combined cracker stream and the combined cracker stream is cracked in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent. The r-pyoil can be fed to the cracker feed. More specifically the-pyoil is present in said feedstock in an amount of not more than 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, JR.
  • Patent number: 12031091
    Abstract: The present application discloses a recycle content cracked effluent composition having a certain compositional profile produced by cracking a cracker feed comprising a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition, and methods of producing the recycle content cracked effluent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240218258
    Abstract: Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, from recycled waste material. Recycle waste material may be pyrolyzed to form recycle content pyrolysis oil composition (r-pyoil), at least a portion of which may then be cracked to form a recycle content olefin composition (r-olefin). In some cases, the pyrolysis and cracking may be carried out in different sections of the same furnace, or in different furnaces in the same cracker facility. Pyrolysis conducted in a furnace may or may not require retrofitting a furnace previously used to crack alkanes to form olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Patent number: 12018220
    Abstract: A predominantly C2 to C4 hydrocarbon cracker stream is combined with recycle content pyrolysis oil to form a combined cracker stream and the combined cracker stream is cracked in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent. The r-pyoil can be fed to a first coil while a second cracker feed with none of the r-pyoil or less of the r-pyoil is fed to a second coil, and both are cracked in a cracker furnace to form an olefin-containing effluent stream. Alternatively, the r-pyoil can be fed and distributed across multiple coils along with the non-recycle cracker feed. The furnace can be a gas fed furnace, or split cracker furnace. Further, a first cracker stream with r-pyoil in a first coil can have a lower total molar flow rate than a second cracker stream in a second coil in the same furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11945998
    Abstract: Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, from recycled waste material. Recycle waste material may be pyrolyzed to form recycle content pyrolysis oil composition (r-pyoil), at least a portion of which may then be cracked to form a recycle content olefin composition (r-olefin). In some cases, the pyrolysis and cracking may be carried out in different sections of the same furnace, or in different furnaces in the same cracker facility. Pyrolysis conducted in a furnace may or may not require retrofitting a furnace previously used to crack alkanes to form olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Patent number: 11946000
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon cracker stream is combined with recycle content pyrolysis oil to form a combined cracker stream and the combined cracker stream is cracked in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent. The r-pyoil can be fed to the cracker feed. More specifically the-pyoil is present in said feedstock in an amount of not more than 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11939534
    Abstract: A composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content alpha olefin or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to an alpha olefin composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by an alpha olefin manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste and/or pyrolysis of recycled waste and/or in thermal steam cracking of recycle content pyoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu