Abstract:
CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHLOROFLUOROETHANES BY CATALYTIC REACTION IN GASEOUS PHASE OF ACETYLENE, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND CHLORINE CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF A RECYCLE MIXTURE OF HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE FROM 250 TO 500* C.
Abstract:
Process for preparing chlorofluoromethanes by reaction of methane, chlorine and a recycle mixture of halogenated hydrocarbons, containing prevailingly carbon tetrachloride, with mineral calcium fluoride in a fluid bed at a temperature of from 450* to 600*C and for a contact time of from 0.5 to 120 seconds.
Abstract:
A CATALYST IS DISCLOSED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS VIA FLUORINATION OF CHLOROFLUORINATION REACTIONS IN GASEOUS PHASE, THE CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ALUMINUM FLUORIDE CONTAINING MINOR, QUANTITIES OF IRON, CHROMIUM, AND PREFERABLY ALSO NICKEL COMPOUNDS, PRESENT IN QUANTITIES CORRESPONDING TO THE FOLLOWING PRECENTAGES BY WEIGHT OF THE METAL (BASED ON THE TOTAL): FROM 0.1% TO 5% OF FE, FROM 0.05% TO 8.5% AT LEAST PARTIALLY, IN THE FORM OF HALIDES, AND IN PARTICULAR FLUORIDES, OR IN THE FORM OF OXIDES OR OXY-HALIDES. THE CATALYST IS PREPARED BY ADDING IRON OR CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, AND PREFERABLY ALSO NICKEL COMPOUNDS, IN A SUBDIVIDED FORM, TO ALUMINUM FLUORIDE OR ALUMINA, AND THEN SUBJECTING THE COMPOSITION THUS OBTAINED TO AN ACTIVATION TREATMENT BY HEATING AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 300*C. AND 550*C. FOR FROM 0.5-4 HOURS IN A CURRENT OF NITROGEN OR AIR, AND THEN SUBJECTING SAID COMPOSITION TO A FLUORINATION TREATMENT BY HEATING AT 200*-500*C. IN AN HF CURRENT, SIUTABLY DILUTED WITH INERT GASES FOR THE THERMAL CONTROL OF THE REACTION, IN ORDER TO CONVERT, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, THE ALUMINA AND POSSIBLY ALSO THE OTHER METAL COMPOUNDS INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE FLUORIDE. THE CATALYST THUS OBATAINED IS IMPLOYED FOR THE FLUORINATION IN GASEOUS PHASE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OF HALOGENATED ETHANES CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE CHLORINE ATOM, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN HIGH YIELDS IN FUORINATED ETHANES HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF SYMMETRY, BY MEANS OF HF, OR FOR THE CHLOROFLUORINATION IN GASEOUS PHASE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OF ETHYLENE OR PARTIALLY HALOGENATED ETHYLENES BY MEANS OF A MIXTURE OF HF+CL2, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FLUORINATED OR CHLOROFLUORINATED ETHANES WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF SYMMETRY.
Abstract:
A PROCESS IS DISCLOSED FOR THE PREPARATION OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE BY THE DECHLORINATION AND DIMERIZATION OF DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, WHEREIN THE REACTION IS CARRIED OUT WITH AN AMALGAM OF ALKALI OR ALKALINE-EARTH METAL IN A REACTION MEDIUM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ORGANIC SOLVENT.
Abstract:
MIXTURE OF CHLOROFLUORINATED DERIVATIVES OF METHANE CONTAINING CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE ARE PREPARED BY CHLOROFLUORINATING METHANE, IN THE VAPOR PHASE, WITH CL2 AND HF, IN THE PRESENCE OF A RECYCLING MIXTURE OF CHLORINATED AND CHLOROFLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS, AND OF A SOLID FLUORINATION CATALYST.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IODOPENTAFLUOROETHANE (C2F5I) WHEREIN TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (C2F4) IS REACTED WITH MOLECULAR IODINE (I2) TO YIELD DI-IODOPENTAFLUOROETHANE (C2F4I2). THE LATTER IS REACTED IN AN AUTOCLAVE WITH LEAD DIOXIDE (PBO2) AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF) AT A TEMPERATURE OF 25* TO 200*C. (PREFERABLY 80*C. TO 160*) AT A PRESSURE OF 5 TO 50 ATMOSPHERES ABSOLUTE (ATA.). PREFERABLY 25-36 ATA. THE MOLAR RATIO HF/C2F4I2 IS 2 TO 50 (PREFERABLY 10 TO 30). THE MOLAR RATION PBO2/C2F4I2 IS 0.5 TO 2 (PREFERABLY 0.5 TO 1).