METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL CHLORIDE FROM ETHANE AND ETHYLENE (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for preparing vinyl chloride monomer from ethane and ethylene. Method involves generating the outlet flow from reactor by catalytic interaction in common of ethane, ethylene, oxygen and at least one chlorine source taken among hydrogen chloride, chlorine or chlorohydrocarbon wherein the mole ratio of indicated ethane to indicated ethylene is in the range from 0.02 to 50. At the indicated stage of catalytic interaction method involves using a catalyst comprising component of rare-earth material under condition that catalyst doesn't comprise iron and copper practically and under additional condition that when component of rare-earth material represents cerium then catalyst comprises additionally at least one more rare-earth material but not cerium. Indicated outlet flow from reactor is cooled and condensed to form flow of crude product comprising the first part of hydrogen chloride and flow of crude cooled hydrogen chloride comprising the second part of indicated hydrogen chloride. Then method involves separation of indicated flow of crude product for vinyl chloride monomer as the flow product and flow of light fractions comprising the indicated first part of indicated hydrogen chloride. Then indicated flow of light fractions is recycled for catalytic interaction in common with indicated ethane, indicated ethylene, indicated oxygen and indicated chlorine source at indicated generating stage. Also, invention proposes variants of a method for producing vinyl chloride from ethane and ethylene. Invention provides preparing vinyl (chloride) from ethane and ethylene by the complete extraction of hydrogen chloride from the reactor outlet flow.

EFFECT: improved producing method.

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