MANUFACTURE OF ETHYLENE
(52) U.S.Cl.
CPC .. C07C1/30 (2013.01); C07C2/861 (2013.01)
Inventor:
USPC
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ABSTRACT
(22) Filed:
(51)
Int. Cl.
C07C 1/30
C07C 2/86
(2006.01)
(2006.01)
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MANUFACTURE OF ETHYLENE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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hydrogen chloride.
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1.
C2H5Cl>C2H4+HC1
2.
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of ethane in the feed. Not only will the surplus improve heat
transfer, but it will also improve the yield of ethyl chloride by
reducing the formation of higher chlorinated ethanes. When
oxychlorination reaction.
[0027] The present invention is complicated by the forma
tion of coproducts, but these compounds can be of some use.
vinylidene chloride.
[0028] For a better appreciation of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is helpful. This ?gure is a block diagram showing the
principal pieces of equipment. Feed gases are introduced to
oxychlorination reactor 1 and the e?luent from the reactor is
cooled in a heat exchanger before water is removed in phase
separator 2. The chlorinated products pass to distillation col
umn 3 where ethyl chloride is removed overhead from the