Blended fuel compositions including plastic pyrolysis oil and methods of making thereof

Abstract

Provided is a blended fuel composition including the total liquid product of a plastic pyrolysis oil or a fraction thereof and a method of making such a blended fuel composition. The blended fuel composition may include about 1 vol % to about 20 vol % of a plastic pyrolysis oil and about 80 vol. % to about 99 vol % of the blendstock fuel. The combination of the plastic pyrolysis oil and. the blendstock fuel is selected from the group consisting of: a naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and gasoline; a distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and diesel; the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and a marine fuel; a heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel; and the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of making a blended fuel composition comprising: blending a plastic pyrolysis oil with a blendstock fuel to produce a blended fuel composition, wherein the blended fuel composition comprises 1 vol % to 20 vol % of the plastic pyrolysis oil and 80 vol % to 99 vol % of the blendstock fuel, and wherein a combination of the plastic pyrolysis oil and the blendstock fuel is selected from the group consisting of: a naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and gasoline; a distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and diesel; the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and a marine fuel; a heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel; and, the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.75 g/mL to 0.90 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 1.0 mm 2 /s to 3.0 mm 2 /s; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 0.5 mm 2 /s to 2.5 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the combination is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.88 g/mL to 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 5 mm 2 /s to 700 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the naphtha fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.65 g/mL to 0.80 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 80; (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 0.5 mm 2 /s to 2.5 mm 2 /s; and (e) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 0.1 mm 2 /s to 2.0 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the combination is the naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the gasoline, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.7 g/mL to 0.75 g/mL; and (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the distillate fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.70 g/mL to 0.85 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 80; (d) a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 0.75 mm 2 /s to 4.5 mm 2 /s; and (e) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 0.25 mm 2 /s to 2.25 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the combination is the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the diesel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.8 g/mL to 0.87 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 0.002 wt % or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 60; and
 (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 1.5 mm 2 /s to 4.0 mm 2 /s.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the combination is the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.88 g/mL to 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 5 mm 2 /s to 700 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.70 g/mL to 0.90 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 150 ppm or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 3 mm 2 /s to 20 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the combination is the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.88 g/mL to 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 5 mm 2 /s to 700 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         11 . A blended fuel composition comprising: 1 vol % to 20 vol % of a plastic pyrolysis oil and 80 vol % to 99 vol % of the blendstock fuel, and wherein a combination of the plastic pyrolysis oil and the blendstock fuel is selected from the group consisting of: a naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and gasoline; a distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and diesel; the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and a marine fuel; a heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel; and the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel. 
     
     
         12 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 11 , wherein the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.75 g/mL to 0.90 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 1.0 mm 2 /s to 3.0 mm 2 /s; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 100′C of 0.5 mm 2 /s to 2.5 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         13 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 12 , wherein the combination is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.88 g/mL to 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 5 mm 2 /s to 700 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         14 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 11 , wherein the naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein naphtha fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.65 g/mL to 0.80 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 80; (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 0.5 mm 2 /s to 2.5 mm 2 /s; and (e) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 0.1 mm 2 /s to 2.0 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         15 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 11 , wherein the combination is the naphtha fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the gasoline, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.7 g/mL to 0.75 g/mL; and (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less. 
     
     
         16 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 11 , wherein the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and wherein the distillate fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.70 g/mL to 0.85 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 100 ppm or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 80; (d) a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 0.75 mm 2 /s to 4.5 mm 2 /s; and (e) a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 0.25 mm 2 /s to 2.25 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         17 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 16 , wherein the combination is the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the diesel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.8 g/mL to 0.87 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 0.002 wt % or less; (c) a cetane index of 40 to 60; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 1.5 mm 2 /s to 4.0 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         18 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 16 , wherein the combination is the distillate fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of about 0.88 g/mL to about 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of about 750 to about 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of about 5 mm 2 /s to about 700 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         19 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 11 , wherein the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis oil is the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product, and the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.70 g/mL to 0.90 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 150 ppm or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 3 mm 2 /s to 20 mm 2 /s. 
     
     
         20 . The blended fuel composition of  claim 19 , wherein the combination is the heavy pyrolysis fuel fraction of the plastic pyrolysis total liquid product and the marine fuel, and wherein the blended fuel composition has one or more of the following properties: (a) a density of 0.88 g/mL to 1.1 g/mL; (b) a sulfur content of 3 wt % or less; (c) a CCAI of 750 to 870; and (d) a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of 5 mm 2 /s to 700 mm 2 /s.