Abstract:
THE CONCENTRATION OF 2-CHLOROBUTADIENE-(1,3) IN 1,2DICHLOROETHANE RECOVERED IN THE INCOMPLETE THERMAL CRACKING OF 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE INTO VINYL CHLORIDE AND BEING CONTAIMINATED WITH LOW BOILERS BOILING AT A TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN 83.7*C. (760 MM. HG) AND HIGH BOILERS BOILING AT A TEMPERATURE HIGHER THAN 83.7*C. (760 MM. HG), IS REDUCED BY TRANSFORMING THE 2-CHLOROBUTADIENE-(1,3) LOW BOILER INTO A HIGH BOILER CONTAMINANT. TO THIS END, THE 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE IS DISTILLATIVELY FREED FROM ITS LOW BOILER CONTAMINANTS IN A LOW BOILER COLUMN; ALL OR A PORTION OF THE LOW BOILER CONTAMINANTS CONCENTRATING NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LOW BOILER COLUMN IS CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWN THEREFROM: THE LOW BOILER CONCENTRATE WITHDRAWN FROM THE LOW BOILER COLUMN IS TREATED WITH GASEOUS CHLORINE AT TEMPERATURES OF BETWEEN 10 AND 120*C., UNDER PRESSURES OF BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ATMOSPHERES ABSOLUTE, WITH IRRADIATION FO UTLRAVIOLET AND/OR VISIBLE LIGHT IN THE ABSENCE OF CATALYSTS, AND THE CHLORINE-TREATED LOW BOILER CONCENTRATE RECYCLED TO THE SAID LOW BOILER COLUMN; MATERIAL ACCUMULATING IN THE BASE OF THE SAID LOW BOILER COLUMN IS CONTINUOUSLY DELIVERED FROM THE LOW BOILER COLUMN TO A HIGH BOILER COLUMN; AND PURE DICHLOROETHANE IS DISTILLED OFF FROM THE HIGH BOILER CONTAMINANTS IN THE HIGH BOILER COLUMN.
Abstract:
A CATALYST COMPRISING METALLIC PALLADIUM DEPOSITED ON A SILICA GEL OR ACTIVE CARBON CARRIER FOR USE IN THE HYDRATION AND DECHLORINATION OF DICHLOROACETIC ACID AND/OR TRICHLOROACETIC ACID TO PRODUCE MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID AND/OR ACETIC ACID IS REGENERATED. TO THIS EFFECT, THE POISONED CATALYST IS SUBJECTED IN THE HYDRATION ZONE ITSELF AT TEMPERATURES OF BETWEEN 50 AND 200*C. TO TREATMENT WITH DRY CHLORINE GAS UNTIL IT IS SATURATED, AND THE HYDRATION ZONE IS EXHAUSTED UNDER A PRESSURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 500 AND 750 MM. MERCURY.