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Apparatus for direct fluorination of a hydrocarbon by molecular fluorine gas

US5482682A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1993
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2219/00135
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for direct fluorination of hydrocarbons (having 1 to 4 carbons) by using molecular fluorine gas in a liquid medium. The number of reactors or reaction steps is a function of the number of hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon to be replaced by molecular fluorine to produce a refrigerant or other product.

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