Processes for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and/or 1,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropene

Abstract

A process is disclosed for making CF3CF═CH2 or mixtures thereof with CHF2CF═CHF. This process involves (a) reacting CHCl2CF2CF3, and optionally CHClFCF2CClF2, with H2 in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a hydrogenation catalyst to form CH3CF2CF3 and, when CHClFCF2CClF2 is present, CH2FCF2CHF2; (b) dehydrofluorinating CH3CF2CF3, and optionally any CH2FCF2CHF2, from (a) to form a product mixture including CF3CF═CH2 and, if CH2FCF2CHF2 is present, CHF2CF═CHF; and optionally (c) recovering CF3CF═CH2, or a mixture thereof with CHF2CF═CHF from the product mixture formed in (b) and/or (d) separating at least a portion of any CHF2CF═CHF in the product mixture formed in (b) from the CF3CF═CH2 in the product mixture formed in (b).

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