Abstract:
There are two reaction sections in this process. In the first section, high
purity ethylene and chlorine (99+ percent) react in a liquid-phase, non
catalytic reactor at about 11 bar and SOOC.
In the second section, ethylene, air or oxygen, and HCl react in a vapour
phase catalytic reactor at 260-3l0oC and a pressure of 2-8 bar.
Reactor products
separately. It is
other light ends and
from both sect ions are caustic and water
then passed through fract ionat ion to separate
heavy ends to 99 percent purity EDC product.
