PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING MOLECULAR BROMINE

摘要

A process for preparing gaseous elemental bromine and transferring it to a site of its intended use, comprising feeding a bromide (Br-) source, an oxidant and an acid into a reaction vessel to form an acidic aqueous reaction mixture, oxidizing the bromide at a temperature in the range between 59 C and the boiling point of said reaction mixture, thereby forming elemental bromine in a gaseous state, passing a stream of air through the reaction vessel and transferring metered amounts of the resultant mixture of air and bromine vapors to said site of use. The invention also provides an apparatus for carrying out the process.