Method for removing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons from non-polar organic solvent solutions
A method is described for reducing the quantity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbon in an inert, organic solvent solution which comprises: admixing particles of alkali metal hydroxide with a substantially inert, organic solvent solution containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons to form a slurry of substantially uniform alkali metal hydroxide solids having an average size less than about 100 microns. The temperature of the organic solvent solution is sufficiently high to dissociate the particles of alkali metal hydroxide; forming a reaction mixture with the slurry; and agitating the reaction mixture for a time sufficiently long to reduce the quantity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons in the reaction mixture.
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4663027
- OSTI ID:
- 6510171
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKYL RADICALS
AROMATICS
DISPERSIONS
DISSOCIATION
ETHERS
EXTRACTION
GLYCOLS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MIXING
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
RADICALS
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TIME DEPENDENCE