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US 4,587,116 AGranted
Process for treating chlorinated nitrogen-containing hydrocarbons
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsDana A. Livingston, Joseph P. Surls, Jr.
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Abstract
A process is described for reacting chlorinated, nitrogen-containing hydrocarbons with metal oxides so as to convert essentially all of the carbon atoms to oxides of carbon. This process provides an efficient and economically valuable use for chlorinated, nitrogen-containing hydrocarbons.
Claims15
A process for using a chlorinated, nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon to produce a metal chloride or metal oxychloride comprising the step of:
- contacting at reactive conditions at least one chlorinated, nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon of the formula C.sub.a H.sub.b Cl.sub.c N.sub.d Br.sub.e O.sub.f, wherein "a", "c" and "d" are each independently integers greater than 0, and "b", "e" and "f" are each independently integers equal to at least 0, with a sufficient quantity of a suitable refractory metal oxide and a sufficiently quantity of chlorine or a mixture of chlorine and oxygen to convert essentially all of the carbon atoms of the chlorinated hydrocarbon to carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.
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