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Catalytic oxychlorination of hydrocarbons to produce chlorocarbons

US5243111A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 1992
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C17/152
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Hydrocarbons, e.g., ethylene, are steady-state catalytically oxychlorinated into chlorocarbons, e.g., 1,2-dichloroethane, by fluidizing a fluidizable charge by directing a gaseous feedstream containing a hydrocarbon therethrough and therein oxychlorinating such hydrocarbon, the gaseous feedstream further comprising an oxygen-containing gas and gaseous hydrochloric acid and the fluidizable charge comprising immixture of a catalytically effective amount of an oxychlorination catalyst and particles of a catalytically and chemically inert solid substance, and which further comprises introducing a solution or suspension of a catalytically active copper compound into such fluidized charge during the oxychlorination reaction.

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