Versalis S.p.a.

Mirko Oliosi

Cecilia Querci

Maria Caldararo

Alessandro Del Seppia

Armando Galeotti

Tommaso Prando

Matteo Russo

The present invention relates to the sector of the industry for extracting and processing natural rubber, and other components, from plant material. In particular, the invention relates to a process for extracting resin and rubber from guayule and/or guayule type plants, which comprises harvesting, preserving and mechanically and chemically treating the parts of the plant, applicable both in the laboratory and on an industrial scale, characterized by significantly high quantity yields and high quality of the extracted products.

Process for extracting resin and rubber from guayule plants

The present invention relates to the industrial sector of extracting and processing natural rubber, and other components, from plant material. In particular, the invention relates to a process for extracting latex, resin and rubber from guayule and/or guayule-type plants, which comprises harvest, preservation, mechanical and chemical treatment of the plant parts, which is applicable both in the laboratory and on an industrial scale and is characterised by significantly high yields and high quality of the extracted products.

Process for extracting latex, resin and rubber from guayule plants

An ethylbenzene dehydrogenation plant for producing styrene which comprises a reaction section in which one or more adiabatic reaction apparatuses are positioned in series, and a steam circuit in which there is at least one first steam heat exchange apparatus; said plant being characterized in that it comprises heating equipment in which there is a heating circuit by means of recirculation of the fumes formed during dehydrogenation processes of ethylbenzene to give styrene, wherein said heating equipment comprises the following apparatuses in fluid communication with each other by means of said heating circuit: one or more ultra-heating apparatuses, one or more combustion devices in which at least one steam diffuser, one burner and at least one mixing apparatus are inserted, one or more ventilation device(s).

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Mirko Oliosi