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Method for cleansing vinyl chloride polymerization reactors

US3998655A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 1975
Grant dateDec 21, 1976
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Expiry dateJul 23, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB08B3/08
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Incrustations of vinyl chloride polymers and copolymers are removed from the polymerization reactors by dissolving said incrustations at a temperature above 60.degree. C in a solvent chosen from the substituted amides up to a polymeric compound content in the resulting solution not exceeding 7% by weight, concentrating the resulting solution to a 10-30 wt. % polymeric compound content by evaporating a mixture of solvent and water, extruding the concentrated solution into an aqueous coagulating bath and recovering the spun product. The solvent is recovered by fractional distillation of the vaporized mixture and of the solvent-enriched coagulating bath.

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