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US2764607A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Recovery of phosgene in the production of chloroformates

Assignee: Celanese Corp
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Filing: 1952-07-26
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Granted: 1956-09-25
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Expires: 1972-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence E Hieserman
  • 👤 Walter R Edwards

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 13:36
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C69/00; C07C69/96; C01; C01B; C01B32/00; C01B32/70; C01B32/80; C01B7/00; C01B7/01; C01B7/07; C01B7/0706; C01B7/0731; C07C68/00; C07C68/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A CHLOROFORMATE BY THE REACTION OF EXCESS PHOSGENE WITH A HYDROXY COMPOUND, IN WHICH MIXTURE OF PHOSGENE AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE IS GIVEN OFF FROM SAID REACTION, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES PASSING SAID MIXTURE THROUGH A COOLED ZONE TO REMOVE A PORTION OF ITS PHOSGENE CONTENT BY CONDENSATION AND PASSING THE REMAINING UNCONDENSED MIXTURE INTO CONTACT WITH A LIQUID PREFERENTIAL SOLVENT FOR THE PHOSGENE, SAID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CHLOROBENZENE, DICHLOROETHANE, CHLOROFORM, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, XYLENE, BENZENE, GASOLINE, ACETIC ACID AND ETHYL ACETATE, AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 0* C. TO EXTRACT THE PHOSGENE FROM SAID MIXTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 103 words
IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A CHLOROFORMATE BY THE REACTION OF EXCESS PHOSGENE WITH A HYDROXY COMPOUND, IN WHICH MIXTURE OF PHOSGENE AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE IS GIVEN OFF FROM SAID REACTION, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES PASSING SAID MIXTURE THROUGH A COOLED ZONE TO REMOVE A PORTION OF ITS PHOSGENE CONTENT BY CONDENSATION AND PASSING THE REMAINING UNCONDENSED MIXTURE INTO CONTACT WITH A LIQUID PREFERENTIAL SOLVENT FOR THE PHOSGENE, SAID SOLVENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CHLOROBENZENE, DICHLOROETHANE, CHLOROFORM, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, XYLENE, BENZENE, GASOLINE, ACETIC ACID AND ETHYL ACETATE, AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 0* C. TO EXTRACT THE PHOSGENE FROM SAID MIXTURE.

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