<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The results of dehydrochlorination of 88 wt% aqueous solution of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol to epichlorohydrin are reported. The process was carried out in the reaction-stripping column system with a continuous removal of epichlorohydrin in the steam stream. Aqueous solutions of sodium and calcium hydroxides at concentrations in the range of 3-14 wt% were used for the dehydrochlorination. The infl uence of the type and concentration of dehydrochlorination agent on 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol conversion, the selectivity of transformation to epichlorohydrin and by-products, and the composition of distillate and wastewater were studied.</p></abstract>

The results of dehydrochlorination of 88 wt% aqueous solution of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol to epichlorohydrin are reported. The process was carried out in the reaction-stripping column system with a continuous removal of epichlorohydrin in the steam stream. Aqueous solutions of sodium and calcium hydroxides at concentrations in the range of 3-14 wt% were used for the dehydrochlorination. The infl uence of the type and concentration of dehydrochlorination agent on 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol conversion, the selectivity of transformation to epichlorohydrin and by-products, and the composition of distillate and wastewater were studied.

Dehydrochlorination of 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-Ol by Calcium and Sodium Hydroxide Solutions

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Institute of Organic Chemical Technology, Pułaski 10 Street, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The results of dehydrochlorination of 88 wt% aqueous solution of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol to epichlorohydrin are reported. The process was carried out in the...

Dehydrochlorination of 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-Ol by Calcium and Sodium Hydroxide Solutions

Publié en ligne: 03 oct. 2014

Pages: 86 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2014-0056

Mots clés
epichlorohydrin, dehydrochlorination, dichloropropanols, 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol

© by Anna Krzyżanowska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Dehydrochlorination of 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-Ol by Calcium and Sodium Hydroxide Solutions

Publié en ligne: 03 oct. 2014

Pages: 86 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2014-0056

Mots clésepichlorohydrin, dehydrochlorination, dichloropropanols, 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol

© by Anna Krzyżanowska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
epichlorohydrin, dehydrochlorination, dichloropropanols, 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol