US Patent Issued to Radical Plastics on Jan. 27 for "Compositions and methods of using fine mineral matter as a catalyst for chemical recycling" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,365, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Radical Plastics Inc. (Marblehead, Mass.).

"Compositions and methods of using fine mineral matter as a catalyst for chemical recycling" was invented by Yelena Kann (Marblehead, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed embodiments relate to the utilization of coal-derived fine mineral matter in chemical recycling of plastics or of solid mixed plastic waste. The instantly disclosed mineral based catalyst benefits the processes of catalytic cracking, gasification and steam reforming to maximize carbon utilization and production of plastics of original quality from recycled or r...