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).

  • 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
  • Patent number: 11787754
    Abstract: Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, are provided that integrate a cracker unit with one or more other processing units. For example, in some cases, a fluidized catalytic cracking unit may be used to crack recycle content pyrolysis oil and the effluent from the FCC may be further processed in a conventional cracker unit, including its downstream separation zone, to provide recycle content hydrocarbon product stream. In other cases, a pyrolysis unit and cracking unit may be co-located and may share at least one utility, service group, boundary, conduit, energy exchange zone, and/or geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20230089058
    Abstract: Processes and facilities for producing recycled chemical products from waste plastic are described herein. The processes include treating process streams, such as a pyrolysis gas stream and/or at least a portion of a cracker furnace effluent stream, in a caustic scrubber process to remove certain components, such as carbon dioxide. The spent caustic solution from the caustic scrubber process is then recycled and reused in other caustic processes within the facility, which can include a halogen neutralization process from removing halogens from a liquification process off-gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Gary Polasek, Daryl Bitting, Xianchun Wu, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20230002524
    Abstract: A poly(vinyl acetal) composition, such as a poly(vinyl butyral) composition or resin, can be made containing recycle content by the use of a recycle content aldehyde composition as a feedstock to make the PVA or by application of a recycle allotment, such as an allocation or credit, applied to either the aldehyde composition or to the PVA composition. The recycle content is obtained by cracking a recycle content pyrolysis oil to make a variety of olefins, such as propylene or ethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220402845
    Abstract: A composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content oxo alcohol or oxo plasticizer or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to an oxo alcohol or oxo plasticizer composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by an oxo alcohol or oxo plasticizer 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: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220403259
    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). The r-olefin may then be further separated into product streams in a separation zone downstream of the cracker furnace. In some cases, presence of recycle content hydrocarbons may facilitate more efficient operation of one or more distillation columns in the separation zone, including the deethanizer and ethylene fractionator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Xianchun Wu, David Eugene Slivensky, Michael Gary Polasek
  • Publication number: 20220403255
    Abstract: Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, using a cracker furnace having enhanced coil design. In some cases, the design of the furnace may prevent coking, so that the run length of the furnace is longer than conventional cracking furnaces. Cracker feed streams to the furnace can include recycle content pyrolysis oil and may be used to form olefin-containing effluent stream having recycle content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220403260
    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). The r-olefin may then be further separated into product streams in a separation zone downstream of the cracker furnace. The presence of recycle content hydrocarbons may facilitate more efficient operation of one or more distillation columns in the separation zone, including the propylene fractionator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Xianchun Wu, David Eugene Slivensky, Michael Gary Polasek
  • Publication number: 20220403053
    Abstract: A recycle content cellulose ester and method of making a recycle content cellulose ester wherein the recycle content is derived directly or indirectly from the cracking of recycle content pyrolysis oil and/or gas. The cracking of the pyrolysis oil can be conducted in a gas furnace or a split furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220402860
    Abstract: An alkanolamine composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content alkanolamine or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to an alkanolamine composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or m an allotment obtained by an alkanolamine 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: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220403254
    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). The r-olefin may then be further separated into product streams in a separation zone downstream of the cracker furnace. In some cases, presence of recycle content hydrocarbons may facilitate more efficient operation of one or more distillation columns in the separation zone, including the debutanizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Gary Polasek, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Carey Dan Ashcroft, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220402006
    Abstract: A pyrolysis method and system are provided that may utilize a recycled plastic feedstock that comprises various types of waste plastics or a feedstock that comprises various types of waste plastics and at least one crude post-industrial liquid waste. The disclosed pyrolysis method and system may be configured to convert various types of waste plastics, including post-customer and post-industrial wastes, and/or crude post-industrial liquid wastes into useful pyrolysis oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Damon Ray Billodeaux
  • Publication number: 20220396736
    Abstract: A pyrolysis method and system are provided that utilizes a hydrogen gas or steam in order to enhance the pyrolysis oils produced from recycled plastic wastes. More particularly, the disclosed pyrolysis method and system may be configured to co-feed a hydrogen gas or steam and various types of waste plastics, including post-customer and post-industrial wastes, into a pyrolysis unit and thereby produce desirable pyrolysis oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20220396735
    Abstract: A pyrolysis method and system are provided that utilizes a multistage dehalogenation method to effectively remove halogen-containing compounds that are present in an initial recycled plastic feedstock. More particularly, the multistage dehalogenation system and process may involve physical sorting the plastic feedstock, melting and separating the feedstock, and subjecting the feedstock a two-stage pyrolysis with intermediate HCl removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Damon Ray Billodeaux
  • Publication number: 20220396546
    Abstract: A composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content glycol ester by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to a glycol ester composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by a glycol 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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220380692
    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). The r- olefin may then be further separated into product streams in a separation zone downstream of the cracker furnace. In some cases, presence of recycle content hydrocarbons may facilitate more efficient operation of one or more distillation columns in the separation zone, including the demethanizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Gary Polasek, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220380679
    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, a heavy fraction from the cracker effluent may be used to form a recycle content pyrolysis gasoline composition (r-pyrolysis gasoline).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Gary Polasek, Daryl Bitting, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220380685
    Abstract: Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, are provided that integrate a cracker unit with one or more other processing units. For example, in some cases, a pyrolysis unit and cracking unit may share a common energy exchange zone so that energy from one unit may be transferred to the other. The energy exchange may be direct or indirect and may be present at one or more locations between the units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, William Lewis Trapp