PROCESS AND CATALYST FOR PRODUCING BROMINE

摘要

This invention is a catalyst and a process using that catalyst for oxidizing hydrogen bromide to form elemental bromide. The inventive catalyst comprises a composition of promoted or stabilized copper bromide on a zirconium-containing support. In the figure, an HBr stream (202) is sent to an evaporator (204) and to a super heater (206). The O2 feed stream (208) is warmed with heater (210). The O2 and HBr mixed reactor feed stream (214) is introduced into reactor (216). The reactor stream (218) may be cooled in two stages (220) and (222) and also condensed. The device (230) separates condensed liquid into (224), (226) and (228) streams. The vapor stream (228) is chilled in refrigeration unit (232) to remove Br2. A resulting Br2 stream (234) is mixed with stream (224). A non-condensed O2 vapor stream (236) is scrubbed in a gas treater (238). The treated O2 is vented (240) or may be recycled to reactor (216). The aqueous stream (226) coming from the separator (230) is then stripped of Br2 in a distillation column (242) and produces two streams (244) and (250), where (240) is condensed in condenser (246) and collected in drum (248). The stream (250) is mixed with other Br2 streams (224) and (234) for further treatment in counter-current absorption tower (256) producing a Br2 product stream (258).