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: 11365357
    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 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220186124
    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 cracking the cracker feedstock in said cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent stream; wherein the hydrocarbon composition is predominantly ethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220177788
    Abstract: Recycle content pyoil is cracked in a cracker furnace to make olefins and the coil outlet temperature of the r-pyoil fed coils can he lowered by adding r-pyoil to the cracker feedstock, or alternatively, the coil outlet temperature of the r-pyoil fed tubes can rise if the mass flow rates of the combined cracker stream containing r-pyoil are kept the same or lowered. Further, increasing the hydrocarbon mass flow rate by addition of r-pyoil can be achieved to also increase the output of ethylene and propylene in the cracker effluent. The cracker furnace can accept ethane and/or propane feedstocks in vapor form along with a liquid and/or vapor feed of r-pyoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Sllivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220154077
    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 particularly cracker feedstock comprises a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition (r-pyoil), wherein the cracker feedstock has a boiling point curve defined the following characteristics (i) through (iii): (i) a 90% boiling point at least 350° C.; (ii) a 10% boiling point of at least 60° C.; and (iii) a 50% boiling point in the range of from 95° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220154082
    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 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11319262
    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: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20210363432
    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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210139620
    Abstract: A recycle content polystyrene and method of making a recycle content polystyrene 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: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20210130700
    Abstract: A pyrolysis method and system are provided that enhances the production of alkanes and minimizes the production of aromatics in the resulting pyrolysis oil. More particularly, the disclosed pyrolysis method and system may be configured to enhance the production of alkanes due to the use of certain pyrolysis catalysts and more intense pyrolysis conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Damon Ray Billodeaux, Rucker Joel Murry
  • Publication number: 20210130699
    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: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20210130262
    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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Xianchun Wu, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky
  • Publication number: 20200369966
    Abstract: A cracker stream is provided that contains a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition, a predominantly C5 to C22 hydrocarbon composition, and steam at a steam-to-hydrocarbon ratio of at least 0.60:1. The method for making olefins includes: (a) combining a predominantly C5 to C22 hydrocarbon stream with a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition (r-pyoil) to provide a combined cracker stream; and (b) cracking the combined cracker stream in a cracker furnace to provide an olefin-containing effluent stream, wherein the combined cracker stream contains steam at a steam-to-hydrocarbon ratio greater than 0.60:1. There is also provided a cracker stream including r-pyoil), a predominantly C2 to C4 hydrocarbon composition, and steam at a steam-to-hydrocarbon ratio of at least 0.20:1. Olefins can be made from this cracker stream as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200369965
    Abstract: Olefins are made by passing a cracker stream through a convection section of a cracker furnace; introducing steam and a stream comprising a recycle content pyrolysis oil into the cracker stream to form a combined stream, and the steam, r-pyoil stream, or both are introduced downstream of the inlet to the convection section, such as between the inlet to the coils and the radiant zone, or at the cross-over. Additionally, dilution steam can be added to a stream of r-pyrolysis to form a steam-diluted r-pyoil stream which is then introduced into a cracker furnace at any location, such as downstream of the inlets to the convection box or at a cross-over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, David Eugene Slivensky, Xianchun Wu, Jerome Leonard Stavinoha, JR.