Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Processes of treating materials by wave energy
Patent
1982-02-22
1983-11-01
Schofer, Joseph L.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Processes of treating materials by wave energy
525358, 5253316, C08F 818
Patent
active
044128983
ABSTRACT:
A process is disclosed which permits the photochlorination of poly(vinyl chloride) resin ("PVC"), in an aqueous medium without the use of swelling agents such as are conventionally used. The chlorination reaction proceeds in an aqueous suspension having a high PVC concentration, yet allows the production of essentially uniformly chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) resin ("CPVC") of excellent quality and uniformity, with a heat distortion temperature ("HDT") of at least 100.degree. C. The transfer of chlorine from the gaseous phase into the aqueous phase, and then into the solid PVC phase, has been accelerated by this process which provides a critical combination of photo-illumination, elevated temperature and elevated pressure in a reactor devoid of oxygen and a swelling agent for the PVC. The "water-chlorination process" of this invention provides a "soak" period, after removal of oxygen from the aqueous PVC suspension, at a soak temperature of about 60.degree. C. to about 75.degree. C., from which the temperature is autogenously "ramped" during photochlorination under pressure to a finishing temperature in the range from about 80.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. The suspension is exposed to an appropriate level of substantially constant ultraviolet light radiation, and the reactor pressure is maintained substantially constant in the range from about 10 psig to about 100 psig. Chlorination of a PVC starting material having a porosity in the range from about 0.1 cc/g to about 0.7 cc/g and a surface area in the range from about 0.7 m.sup.2 /g to about 3 m.sup.2 /g proceeds at a rapid rate.
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Olson Alan J.
Vielhaber Robert G.
Lindsay James R.
Lipman Bernard
Lobo Alfred D.
Schofer Joseph L.
Shust Nestor W.
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