Extractive distillation process for separating difluoromethane and pentafluoroethane using methylene chloride

摘要

A process is disclosed for removing chloropentafluoroethane (CFC- 115) from a mixture comprising CFC-115, difluoromethane (HFC-32), pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), or from mixtures of these compounds, by azeotropic or extractive distillation.