PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE

摘要

A gas stream from a reaction in which ethylene oxide is produced by reacting ethylene with oxygen which gas stream com- prises oxides of nitrogen and steam the gas stream is contacted with an aqueous alkaline quench solution and ethylene oxide is then recovered from the gas stream. A substantial amount of oxides of nitrog en is removed from the gas stream during the treat- ment with, the quench solution.