A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID

Application 1474/CHENP/2007 published 2007-09-28, filed 2007-04-12
The invention pertains to a process for the production of monochloroacetic acid from chlorine and acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst by reactive distillation. The process and the required reactive distillation apparatus is much less complex than conventional reactors and yields a monochloroacetic acid product having a low content of over-chlorinated products.

Applicant

1)AKZO NOBEL N.V
:Velperweg 76, NL-6824 BM Arnhem Netherlands

Inventor

1)CROUZEN, Jeroen 2)GORISSEN, Johannes, Joseph 3)VAN STRIEN, Cornelis, Johannes, Govardus

International Info

Classification: C07C 51/363
Publication Number: WO/2004/033408
Application Date: 2003-10-02

Priority Information

02079252.9 EUROPEAN UNION 2002-10-11