Chlorohydrin processing equipment comprising stainless steel

US9051286B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

• Karsten Luecke · Buxtehude, DE
• Eckhard Goertz · Stade, DE
• Holger Baer · Fredenbeck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F28F21/083
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a process for the production of chlorohydrins, comprising generating a chlorohydrins processing stream and contacting at least a portion of a surface comprising a austenitic stainless steel with the chlorohydrin processing stream. It has now been surprisingly discovered that certain stainless steels can be utilized to form portions, or the entirety of, one or more pieces of processing equipment utilized in such processes.