PROCESS FOR RECOVERING (CHLORO)HYROCARBON-FREE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND PHOSGENE-FREE (CHLORO)HYDROCARBONS FROM A HYDROGEN CHLORIDE STREAM COMPRISING (CHLORO)HYDROCARBONS AND PHOSGENE

摘要

In a process for extracting (chlorinated) hyrocarbon-free hydrogen chloride and phosgene-free (chlorinated) hydrocarbons from a hydrogen chloride stream containing (chlorinated) hydrocarbons and phosgene, (i) the fresh hydrogen chloride stream containing phosgene and (chlorinated) hydrocarbons is led in a first step first through a first adsorber and then through a second adsorber interconnected in series, until essentially no more (chlorinated) hydrocarbon is adsorbed by the first adsorber; (ii) the fresh hydrogen chloride stream is led in a second step through the second adsorber, while the first adsorber is regenerated, substantially phosgene-free (chlorinated) hydrocarbon being produced during regeneration; (iii) the fresh hydrogen chloride stream is led in a third step first through the second adsorber and then through the regenerated first adsorber, until substantially no more (chlorinated) hydrocarbon is adsorbed by the second adsorber; (iv) the fresh hydrogen chloride stream is led in a fourth step through the first adsorber, while the second adsorber is regenerated, a substantially phosgene-free (chlorinated) hydrocarbon being produced during regeneration, and steps (i) to (iv) can be successively repeated one or more times.