| abstract |
Process for manufacturing epichlorohydrin comprising the following steps: a) in a liquid reaction medium, a mixture of 1,3 - dichloro - 2 - propanol and 2,3 - dichloro - 1 - propanol, in which the 1,3 - dichloro - 2 - propanol content is at least 10 wt%, is reacted with at least one basic compound in order to form epichlorohydrin and a salt; and b) at least one part of the liquid reaction medium from step a) is subjected to a settling operation in which at least a first fraction containing most of the epichlorohydrin which was contained in the part of the reaction medium from step a) before the settling operation and a second fraction containing most of the salt which was contained in the part of the reaction medium from step a) before the settling operation are separated. |