By-product recycling in oxychlorination process
US5663465A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C17/154
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the catalytic oxychlorination of ethane to VCM comprising the steps of combining ethane and a chlorine source in an oxychlorination reactor with a suitable catalyst to promote the oxychlorination of the ethane, collecting the resultant VCM and by-productsand recycling the by-products to the oxychlorination reactor to participate in the reaction therein.
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