| abstract |
A PROCESS OF REACTING ETHANE WITH CHLORINE TO PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF ETHYLENE AND VINYL CHLORIDE IS DISCLOSED. THE PROCESS INVOLVES THE INTIMATE MIXING OF ETHANE AND CHLORINE IN AN ETHANE TO CHLORINE RATIO OF AT LEAST ABOUT 0.9:1 AT A TEMPERATURE SUCH THAT ETHANE AND CHLORINE DO NOT REACT DURING MIXING, AND HEATING THE MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ABOUT 215?C TO COMMENCE THE REACTION, ALLOWING THE REACTION TO PROCEED FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN ABOUT 1 MINUTE, AND PROVIDING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO THE REACTING MIXTURE SO THAT THE REACTED MIXTURE WILL HAVE A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 400?C AND ABOUT 800?C. |