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One or more materials selected from 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane, 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene and 1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene are used as the specific materials described above. Before submitting the materials and HF to a fluorination reaction, almost all water is removed from them.To continuously manufacture useful intended products efficiently as well as to prevent deactivation of the catalyst and the accumulation of organic substances with high boiling points when manufacturing said useful 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and/or 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, by fluorinating the specific materials with HF in the presence of a catalyst.

The invention provides an improved process to manufacture 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb) by reacting 2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) with hydrogen fluoride, in a liquid phase reaction in the presence of hydrogen chloride and a liquid phase fluorination catalyst. The hydrogen chloride is added into the reaction from an external source at a pressure of about 100 psig or more. The HCFC-244bb is an intermediate in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene-1 (HFO-1234yf).

Disclosed is a process for producing fluoroalkene of the formula R_f—CH═CH₂ from a fluorohaloalkene having the formula R_f—C(R₁)═C(R₂)H, wherein R_f is fluorine or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁–C₂₀ straight or branched-chain fluorinated alkyl and R₁ and R₂ are independently H, Cl, Br, or I, provided that at least one of R₁ or R₂ is Cl, Br, or I by reacting the fluorohaloalkene with a reducing agent, preferably a formate salt in the presence of a catalyst.

The present invention discloses a manufacturing process to produce high purity 1234yf from 245eb, which preferably includes the removal of impurities present in 245eb raw material, the dehydrofluorination of 245eb, and the removal of impurities present in final crude product. The disclosed manufacturing process allows the production of a 1234yf product with lower the levels of 1225ye and/or trifluoropropene, preferably in amounts of less than about 500, and 50 ppm, respectively.

PCT No. PCT/JP96/00273 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 26, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 26, 1997 PCT Filed Feb. 8, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/26914 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 9, 1996A manufacturing method for 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane in which the method is composed of: step A wherein 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane is reduced with hydrogen under the presence of hydrogenation catalyst in gaseous phase; step B wherein all of the products of the said step A are introduced into a cooler condenser, so that either a component of hydrogen and hydrogen chloride as non-condensation component and another compoment of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane as condensation components or a component of hydrogen as non-condensation component and another component of hydrogen chloride and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane as condensation component are obtained; step C wherein hydrogen is separated from the non-condensation component of the said step B, and it is recycled to the said step A; and step D wherein 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane is separated from the condensation component of the said step B. The producing method based on a manufacturing process of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane can be provided with good efficiency and economy in industrial scales.

A process for the manufacture of CF₃CH═CHF and/or CF₃CH═CF₂ is disclosed. The process involves involves (a) reacting HF and at least one halopropene of the formula CX₃CCI═CCIX (where each X is independently F or CI) to produce a product including both CF₃CCI═CF₂ and CF₃CHCICF₃; (b) reacting CF₃CCI═CF₂ and/or CF₃CHCICF₃ produced in (a) with hydrogen to produce a product including CF₃CH₂CHF₂ and/or CF₃CH₂CF₃; (c) dehydrofluorinating CF₃CH₂CHF₂ and/or CF₃CH₂CF₃ produced in (b) to produce a product comprising CF₃CH═CHF and/or CF₃CH═CF₂; and (d) recovering CF₃CH═CHF and/or CF₃CH═CF₂ from the product produced in (c). In (a), the CF₃CCI═CF₂ and CF₃CHCICF₃ are produced in the presence of a fluorination catalyst comprising at least one chromium-containing component selected from (i) a crystalline alpha-chromium oxide where at least 0.05 atom % of the chromium atoms in the alpha-chromium oxide lattice are replaced by divalent copper, and (ii) a chromium-containing composition of (i) which has been treated with a fluorinating agent.

A method for producing 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and/or 1,1,1,2,3 -pentafluoropropene using a single set of four unit operations, the unit operations being (1) hydrogenation of a starting material comprising hexafluoropropene and optionally recycled 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene; (2) separation of the desired intermediate hydrofluoroalkane, such as 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane and/or 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane; (3) dehydrofluorination of the intermediate hydrofluoroalkane to produce the desired 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene and/or 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene, followed by another separation to isolate the desired product and, optionally, recycle of the 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene.

A chemical processing microsystem useful for identifying and optimizing materials (e.g., catalysts) that enhance chemical processes or for characterizing and/or optimizing chemical processes is disclosed. The chemical processing microsystem comprises a plurality of microreactors 600 and, in a preferred embodiment, a plurality of microseparators 900 integral with the chemical processing microsystem 10. The microreactors 600 are preferably diffusion-mixed microreactors formed in a plurality of laminae that include a modular, interchangeable candidate-material array 100. The material array 100 comprises a plurality of different candidate materials (e.g., catalysts), preferably arranged at separate, individually addressable portions of a substrate (e.g., wafer). The microseparators 900 are similarly formed in a plurality of laminae that include a modular, interchangeable adsorbent array 700. The adsorbent array 700 comprises one or more adsorbents, preferably arranged at separate, individually addressable portions of a substrate to spatially correspond to the plurality of different candidate materials. Modular microfluidic distribution systems are also disclosed. The chemical processing microsystem can be integrated into a material evaluation system that enables a comprehensive combinatorial material science research program.

A process for producing a producing a product of the formula:

R—CF═CHR¹

wherein R is F or CF₃ and R¹ is F when R is F and is H when R is CF₃ by reacting a reactant of the formula:

CF₃—R²

wherein R² is selected from

wherein R³ is H, F or Cl and R⁴ is H or Cl,

in the presence of a suitable catalyst, with a reducing agent selected from methane, methyl chloride and mixtures thereof, in a gas phase reaction.

The invention relates to the preparation of 1-chloro-1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-235fa), useful as an intermediate in the production of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa). The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of HFC-245fa comprising reacting HCFC-235fa with hydrogen in the presence of a reduction catalyst wherein the said HCFC-235fa is prepared by reacting CCl3CHCCl3 with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of fluorination catalyst in either the liquid phase or the vapor phase.

The invention provides an economic process for the manufacture of the hydrofluorocarbon 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (HFC-1225zc). HFC-1225zc can be made from the dehydrochlorination of 1-chloro-1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-235fa). Alternatively, HFC-1225zc can also be made from the dehydrofluorination of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa). HFC-1225zc) is a compound that has the potential to be used as a low Global Warming Potential refrigerant, blowing agent, aerosol propellant, or solvent.

Compounds corresponding to formula (I)F2C=CFX(CY2)nBr (I)in which: X represents an atom of oxygen or no atom; Y represents an atom of hydrogen or of fluorine; and n is a whole natural number ranging from 0 to 10 inclusive, excluding bromotrifluoroethylene, 3-bromo-perfluoropropene, 4-bromo-1,1,2,-trifluorobutene, 4-bromo-perfluorobutene-1 and perfluoro(2-bromo-ethylvinyl ester), and their use in the synthesis of fluorinated copolymers then in the synthesis of homosulphonated fluorinated elastomers, exhibiting a low glass transition temperature.

The disclosed integrated manufacturing process includes a combined liquid phase reaction and purification operation which directly produces trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 3-chloro-1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane which is a precursor to the manufacture of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. The mixture of co-products is easily separated by conventional distillation and 3-chloro-1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane is then dehydrochlorinated to produce trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by contacting in the liquid phase with a caustic solution or in the vapor phase using a dehydrochlorination catalyst.

A process for converting gaseous alkanes to olefins, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is thermally reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrogen bromide. Poly-brominated alkanes present in the alkyl bromides are further reacted with methane over a suitable catalyst to form mono-brominated species. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrogen bromide is then reacted over a suitable catalyst at a temperature sufficient to form olefins, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof and hydrogen bromide. Various methods are disclosed to remove the hydrogen bromide from the higher molecular weight hydrocarbons, to generate bromine from the hydrogen bromide for use in the process, and to selectively form mono-brominated alkanes in the bromination step.

Disclosed is an integrated manufacturing process to co-produce (E)1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, (E)1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoro-propane starting from a single chlorinated hydrocarbon feed stock, 240fa. The process includes a combined liquid or vapor phase reaction/purification operation which directly produces (E)1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd(E)) from 240fa. In the second liquid phase fluorination reactor 1233zd(E) is contacted with HF in the presence of catalyst to produce 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (245fa) with high conversion and selectivity. A third reactor is used for dehydrofluorination of 245fa to produce (E)1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234ze(E)) by contacting in the liquid phase with a caustic solution or in the vapor phase using a dehydrofluorination catalyst. This operation may be followed by one or more purification processes to recover the 1234ze(E) product.

A method comprising: providing a halogen stream; providing an alkane stream; providing a decoking agent; and reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the alkane stream in the presence of a halogenation catalyst and the decoking agent to form a halogenated stream.

A process for making a fluorinated olefin. The process has the step of dehydrochlorinating a hydrochlorofluorocarbon having at least one hydrogen atom and at least one chlorine atom on adjacent carbon atoms in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst composition. The catalyst composition is represented by the following: n wt. % MX/M′O_yF_z, wherein 0<y<1 and 0<z<2 and wherein y+z/2=1; M is an alkali metal ion selected from the group consisting of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, and Cs⁺; X is a halogen ion selected from the group consisting of F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻, M′ is a bivalent metal ion; wherein n is a weight percentage of about 0.05% to about 50% MX based on the total weight of the MX and M′O_yF_z, and wherein y and z are the mole fractions of oxygen and fluorine in M′O_yF_z, respectively. There are also methods for making catalyst compositions.

A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.

The invention discloses a hydrodechlorination catalyst. The hydrodechlorination catalyst consists of main catalysts, an adjuvant and a carrier, wherein the main catalysts are Pd and Cu, the adjuvant is selected from one or a combination of two or three or more of Mg, Ca, Ba, Co, Mo, Ni, Sm and Ce, and the main catalysts and the adjuvant are loaded onto the activated carbon carrier. The hydrodechlorination catalyst provided by the invention is applicable to the preparation of chlorotrifluoroethylene from CFC-113 through catalytic hydrodechlorination and has the advantages of long service life, high chlorotrifluoroethylene selectivity and the like.

Provided are methods for producing hydrofluorocarbons via the selective reduction of a halocarbon blend comprising 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane.

A process for converting gaseous alkanes to olefins, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid vapor. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid is then reacted over a suitable catalyst at a temperature sufficient to form olefins, higher molecular weight hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof and hydrobromic acid vapor. Various methods are disclosed to remove the hydrobromic acid vapor from the higher molecular weight hydrocarbons, to generate bromine from the hydrobromic acid for use in the process, and to selectively form monobrominated alkanes in the bromination step.