| US 7,531,703 B2 | ||
| Method of recycling a recyclable plastic | ||
| Swaminathan Ramesh, Canton, Mich. (US); and Joel Sibul, Windsor, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ecoplastifuel, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/539,395. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/724310, filed on Oct. 06, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0083068 A1, Apr. 12, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. C10G 1/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 585—241 [201/2.5; 201/8; 201/23; 201/25; 201/28; 201/33; 208/9; 528/481] | 39 Claims |
| 1. A method of recycling a plastic selected from the group of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and combinations thereof, said method comprising decomposing the plastic in the presence of a metallocene catalyst thereby forming hydrocarbons having from 4 to 40 carbon atoms. |