CHLORINATION OF HYDROCARBONS

摘要

This invention relates to the chlorination of liquid hydrocarbons, particularly paraffin hydrocarbons, in a batch process. The process involves reacting a hydrocarbon charge with chlorine in a column reactor and recovering chlorinated product when the chlorination has reached a predetermined level. Inhibitors of chlorine free radical formation such as oxygen are preferably stripped from the hydrocarbon charge before it is introduced into the reactor.