PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND PRODUCTION OF DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL, CELL FOR CARRYING OUT SAID REDUCTION AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING THE BY-PRODUCTS FORMED WITHIN THE CELL

摘要

In the process for the electrolytic reduction of chlorofluorocarbons and production of derivatives thereof, the anode or anodes are of the hydrogen diffusion type. Preferably, the anodes are hydrogen permeable membranes which comprise metal palladium. The process for the removal of by-products formed within said cell comprises the absorption of hydracids, the incineration of hydrocarbons and the absorption of incineration products. It provides for the treatment of various CFCs and mixtures thereof and of other halogenated contaminants such as pesticides, haloaromatic derivatives and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs).