Methyl chloride via oxyhydrochlorination of methane

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:254826

Naasz, B M; Smith, J S; Toupadakis, A I ^[1]

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1. Dow Corning Corporation, Carrollton, KY (United States); and others

The historical aspects of oxyhydrochlorination of hydrocarbons began in the 1920`s. Roka in 1923 first achieved the oxyhydrochlorination of methane with chlorine in the presence of oxygen. The bulk of the original work in oxyhydrochlorination was published in the 1940`s and 1950`s. A collection of papers and patents by Gorin, Hirschkind, Randall, Fontana, Joseph, and Pye are listed. An excellent review of oxyhydrochlorination catalysis through the end of the 1960`s was written by Allen and Clark. An additional review by Kenney is helpful on the subject of catalytic melts. There are several key technology challenges associated with the development of a CH{sub 4} oxyhydrochlorination process. Among these are the chemistry problems associated with development of a selective CH{sub 3}Cl catalyst, and in addition, the chemical engineering challenges associated with the operation of a process containing HCl and CH{sub 3}Cl. This paper describes effort toward the goal of developing this technology by working on both the chemical and the engineering challenges in a parallel and linked effort.

• OSTI ID: 254826
• Report Number(s): CONF-940813--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINIUM OXIDES
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CATALYST SUPPORTS
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METHANE
METHYL CHLORIDE