ABSTRACT
Chloroform is one of chlorometane which many used in making of
anaesthetic in the field of medical yielded from direct chlorination thermal
process. Besides chloroform also yielded by metal chloride, methylene chloride
and carbon tetrachloride. Name of the differ from chloroform is trichlorometane
and methenyl chloride.
In the process of chloroform preparation with method of direct thermal
chlorination divided into four especial step. Early stage that is phase handling of
raw material, at this phase methane and chlorine raw material its pressure reduced
shall reach 3 atm then enterred reactor. Second phase that is phase of reaction, at
this phase happened the reaction between methanes with chlorine at temperature
of 375 oC. Third phase that is separation phase, at this phase chloroform separated
out of other chlorometane by using flash drum and distillation column. Fourth
phase that is phase handling of product, at this phase yielded chloroform packed
in the tank or bottle which is very strong.
Yielded by chloroform have the production capacities equal to 20000
ton/year with requirement as follows :
Raw material :
- Methane (CH4) = 8707,9701 ton/year.
- Chlorine (Cl2) = 102311,82 ton/year.
Utility :
- Water
= 102290,83 ton/year.
- Steam
= 621,4615 ton/year.
Cooler :
- Dowterm A
= 4679238,9 ton/year.
From the requirement needed above yielded by the chloroform with yield
equal to 99%.