Process for the formation of a sulfurized halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION OF A SULFURIZED HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A MIXTURE OF CHLORINATED WAX AND CHLORINATED KEROSENE TO THE ACTION OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR AND SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ALCOHOL AS A SOLVENT IN A REACTION ZONE, ALLOWING THE REACTION TO PROCEED FOR THE DESIRED PERIOD OF TIME, PERMITTING THE REACTION MIXTURE TO SEPARATE INTO THREE LAYERS, DISCARDING THE BOTTOM BRINE LAYER, RECYCLING THE TOP ALCOHOL LAYER TO THE REACTION, REMOVING THE MIDDLE PRODDUCT LAYER TO A MIXING ZONE AND ADDING THERETO WATER, MIXING SAID PRODUCT AND SAID ADDED WATER FOR UNTIL THE ALCOHOL ENTRAINED WITH SAID PRODUCT IS DISSOLVED, ALLOWING SAID MIXTURE TO SEPARATE INTO TWO LAYERS, A TOP LAYER AND A BOTTOM PRODUCT LAYER, REMOVING THE TOP LAYER FROM SAID MIXING ZONE, REMOVING THE BOTTOM PRODUCT LAYER TO A SECOND MIXING ZONE, BLOWING THE REMOVED PRODUCT LAYER WITH A GAS TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUAL SOLUBILIZING AGENT AND SOLVENT, REMOVING THE BLOWN PRODUCT TO A FILTERING ZONE, AND FILTERING SAID PRODUCT TO REMOVE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL.