0rocess of manufacturing epoxide involving halo ketone formation as a by-product, comprises eliminating at least a part of the formed halo ketone

摘要

Manufacturing epoxide involving halo ketone formation as a by-product, comprises eliminating at least a part of the formed halo ketone. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a device to manufacture an epoxide comprising a reactor for hypochlorinating an olefin in the reaction medium containing a chlorhydrin, a chlorination reactor of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon in the reaction medium containing the chlorhydrin, and a dehydrochlorination reactor supplied with the reaction medium obtained from other reactors; (2) an azeotropic composition comprising water and chloroacetone; and (3) an epoxide containing halo ketone, present at =0.01 wt.%.