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A pyrolytic reactor (10, 200, 300) for recovering carbon from certain plastics comprising: at least one reactor vessel (12), the at least one reactor vessel (12) having a first reaction chamber (34) and a second reaction chamber (42); a material delivery system (32) for delivering the certain plastics in particulate form to the first reaction chamber (34); a catalyst delivery system (46) for delivering a metal catalyst to the second reaction chamber (42); and a separator (20). The particulate plastic material is heated in the first reaction chamber (34) to a first temperature range so as to decompose into a collection of gases that are heated in the second reaction chamber (42) in conjunction with the metal catalyst to form a collection of post-reactor gases (comprised principally of hydrogen gas) having carbon coated catalytic material entrained therein, the separator (20) operable to separate at least some of the carbon coated catalytic material from the post-reactor gases.

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