# US 4,397,829 A · Process for treating chlorine-containing organic compounds

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- Number: US 4,397,829 A
- Document ID: US4397829A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/351,750
- Filed: 1982-02-24
- Granted: 1983-08-09
- Earliest claimed: 1982-02-24
- Inventors: Wu-Chi Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4397829A

## CPC

- C01B 17/027: Recovery of sulfur from material containing elemental sulfur, e.g. luxmasses {or sulfur containing ores}; Purification {of the recovered sulfur}
- C01B 7/01: Chlorine; Hydrogen chloride
- C01B 32/72: Carbon disulfide
- C01B: NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; {METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C}

## Abstract

Chlorine-containing organic compounds are reacted with a sulfur-containing stream to produce hydrogen chloride, carbon disulfide, and/or hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen chloride and carbon disulfide are recovered as products. Hydrogen sulfide is recovered as a product or converted into elemental sulfur for recycle using chlorine or oxygen-containing gas.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for the treatment of chlorinated hydrocarbons consisting essentially of
(a) reacting said chlorinated hydrocarbons with a sulfur-containing stream which contains elemental sulfur and hydrogen sulfide in a reactor at temperature between 250.degree. and 1000.degree. C. and pressure between 10 and 700 psia. to obtain a product stream which contains carbon disulfide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, and unreacted sulfur; and
(b) recovering said unreacted sulfur for recycle or disposal, recovering said carbon disulfide as one product, removing said hydrogen chloride for recovery or disposal, and removing said hydrogen sulfide for recycle, disposal, or conversion into elemental sulfur.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said sulfur-containing stream contains elemental sulfur and chlorine or sulfur chlorides, and said hydrogen sulfide in the product stream is recovered and recycled to the reactor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein a portion of said hydrogen sulfide in the product stream is reacted with chlorine or sulfur chlorides to obtain a resulting stream which contains elemental sulfur, hydrogen chloride, carbon disulfide, and hydrogen sulfide for subsequent product recovery.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said sulfur-containing stream contains elemental sulfur and steam to obtain a reaction product stream which contains carbon disulfide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, and unreacted sulfur for subsequent product recovery.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said chlorinated hydrocarbons contain hydrogen to chlorine molar ratio of greater than 1.0, and said sulfur-containing stream contains elemental sulfur.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said chlorinated hydrocarbons containing equimolar proportions of hydrogen and chlorine are reacted with elemental sulfur at temperature between 250.degree. and 600.degree. C. to obtain a product stream which contains carbon disulfide, hydrogen chloride, and unreacted sulfur.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said chlorinated hydrocarbons contain chloromethanes, chloroethanes, chloroethylenes, chlorinated paraffins, chlorinated benzenes, chlorinated toluenes, chlorinated naphthalenes, or chlorinated biphenyls.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A process of claim 1 wherein said chlorinated hydrocarbons are wastes from the production or use of the chlorine-containing organic compounds such as vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), mixture and copolymer of vinyl chloride, or pesticides.