Process for the manufacture of defluoromethane
US6635790B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject of the invention is a continuous process for the manufacture of difluoromethane (F32) from methylene chloride (F30) and hydrogen fluoride in the presence of chlorine, in the gas phase, over a fluorination catalyst.According to the invention, the gas flow exiting from the reactor is subjected to a distillation in order to separate, at the top, a flow containing virtually all the HCl and at least 90% of the F32 produced by the reaction and, at the bottom, a flow containing at least 90% of the unconverted reactants (F31, F30 and HF) and the latter flow is recycled directly to the reactor, without any purification operation.
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