JP5309750B2 - Process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane from ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen.

  1,2-dichloroethane is a useful compound which is a raw material for producing vinyl chloride by dehydrochlorination. A method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane by oxychlorination of ethylene is known, and copper chloride is known to have activity as a catalyst. For example, a method is known in which ethylene, hydrogen chloride, and molecular oxygen are brought into contact with a catalyst in which copper chloride and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chloride are supported on an alumina carrier (for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, ethylene, which is a raw material for the oxychlorination reaction, is produced by thermal decomposition of naphtha and ethane, and the production requires a high temperature of 700 ° C. or higher, which requires a lot of energy.

  There are a fixed bed method and a fluidized bed method in which the contact method of the catalyst and the reaction gas is different. Since the oxychlorination reaction generates a large amount of heat, the fixed-bed method requires the suppression of a combustion reaction at a hot spot caused by rapid heat generation and a decrease in selectivity. A diluent is mixed with the oxychlorination catalyst as shown in FIG. When the fluidized bed method is used, a uniform temperature distribution in the reaction bed can be easily obtained (for example, Patent Document 2).

  However, there is a problem that the fluidized bed catalyst is agglomerated or pulverized or the reactor is worn.

  Methods using raw materials other than ethylene are also known. Oxygen, hydrogen chloride and chloroethane or ethanol are reacted at 255 to 275 ° C. in the presence of a catalyst composed of copper chloride deposited on a zeolitic support having a maximum average pore size of 0.6 nm to produce 1,2-dichloroethane. A method is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 3).

  However, in the method using chloroethane and ethanol as raw materials, the copper chloride solution is immersed or sprayed in silicalite having a maximum average pore diameter of 0.6 nm, and drying for removing the solvent and baking for removing the organic residue are performed. is necessary. Further, in the disclosed method, since raw ethanol is not converted 100%, unreacted ethanol flows out from the reactor in a state of being mixed with chloroethane, ethylene, and water produced by the reaction. Therefore, energy is required for the separation of ethanol from the product, which is not an efficient method.

  Furthermore, when ethanol is brought into direct contact with a catalyst in which copper chloride is deposited on a simple substance, the copper chloride is scattered, and the catalytic activity is reduced. At the same time, it is necessary to separate and remove the copper chloride flowing out of the catalyst. It wasn't easy.

Japanese Patent Publication No.46-40251 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-292804 JP 59-95935 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a method for efficiently producing 1,2-dichloroethane from ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen.

  As a result of diligent studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that in the presence of a catalyst in which ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are mixed with a solid acid catalyst and an oxychlorination catalyst supporting copper chloride. A novel method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane to be reacted with the present invention has been found, and the present invention has been completed. Namely, a process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane by reacting ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst, wherein ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are solidified. A process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane, which comprises contacting an acid catalyst and a copper oxide-supported oxychlorination catalyst with a mixed catalyst.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

The process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane of the present invention is a reaction in which ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are reacted in the presence of a catalyst, and a solid which is silica-alumina and / or ferrierite as a catalyst. A catalyst in which an acid catalyst and a copper chloride-supported oxychlorination catalyst are mixed is used.

  In the production method of the present invention, ethylene is produced by a dehydration reaction of ethanol by contact with a solid acid catalyst, chloroethane is produced from the reaction of ethanol and hydrogen chloride, and ethylene and hydrogen chloride are produced by a dehydrochlorination reaction of chloroethane. Alternatively, if only chloroethane is used as a raw material, ethylene and hydrogen chloride are produced by the dehydrochlorination reaction of chloroethane.

  The solid acid catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and a commercially available solid acid catalyst can be used. For example, silica-alumina, titania-silica, titania-alumina, titania-zirconia, silica-zirconia, silica-zinc oxide, alumina, alumina-zirconia, alumina-zinc oxide, zirconia, sulfated zirconia, tungsten zirconia, sulfated oxidation Solid acid catalysts such as iron and zeolite can be used, but since chloroethane and ethylene can be obtained at a low temperature and with a high ethanol conversion rate, silica-alumina, titania-silica, titania-alumina, titania-zirconia, silica -Zirconia, alumina-zirconia, and zeolite are preferable, and silica-alumina, titania-silica, titania-alumina, and zeolite are more preferable. As the zeolite used here, ferrierite (structure code defined by International Zeolite Society: FER, the same applies hereinafter), ZSM-5 (MFI), mordenite (MOR), ZSM-11 (MEL), ZSM-4 ( MAZ), A type (LTA), L type (LTL), ZK-5 (KFI), X type (FAU), Y type (FAU), faujasite (FAU), erionite (ERI), ZSM-20 ( EMT), Leucite (ANA), Beta (Beta), ZSM-23 (MTT), ZSM-12 (MTW), MCM-22 (MWW), Sodalite (SOD), Theta-1 (TON), ZSM- Zeolite such as 22 (TON) can be used, and 1,2-dichloroethane can be obtained with higher yield by using ferrierite, mordenite, and ZSM-5. It is possible.

  In the production method of the present invention, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are obtained by oxychlorination reaction by contact between an ethylene produced from ethanol and / or chloroethane by contact with a solid acid catalyst and an oxychlorination catalyst supporting copper chloride. Reacts and is converted to 1,2-dichloroethane. By allowing the oxychlorination reaction, which is a large exothermic reaction, and the dehydration reaction of ethanol and the dehydrochlorination reaction of chloroethane, which are endothermic reactions, to occur in the mixed catalyst layer, rapid exotherm can be suppressed, and fixed bed type Even in the reaction mode, there is an advantage that the temperature distribution in the reactor tends to be uniform.

  Furthermore, the catalyst used in the present invention may be obtained by simply mixing a commercially available solid acid catalyst and oxychlorination catalyst, and has the advantage that 1,2-dichloroethane can be easily obtained from ethanol and / or chloroethane. is there.

As the oxychlorination catalyst on which copper chloride is supported, a conventionally known ethylene oxychlorination catalyst or a commercially available oxychlorination catalyst can be used. For example, a catalyst in which copper chloride is supported on an alumina carrier, a catalyst in which copper chloride and an alkali metal chloride (NaCl, KCl, LiCl, etc.) or an alkaline earth metal chloride (MgCl _2, etc.) are supported can be used. In general, in a catalyst supporting copper chloride used in an oxychlorination reaction of ethylene, the supported amount of copper chloride as an active component is 5 to 15% by weight as cupric chloride. Also in the catalyst in the present invention, the content may be about 5 to 15% by weight as cupric chloride. As a method for preparing the catalyst, a generally supported method can be used. For example, the activated alumina is immersed in a mixed aqueous solution of a predetermined amount of cupric chloride and potassium chloride, the solution is absorbed by the activated alumina, and then the solution is filtered. Then, it can prepare by simple methods, such as drying at 200-300 degreeC for several hours using a dryer.

  The ratio of the solid acid catalyst and the oxychlorination catalyst supporting copper chloride in the catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and the reaction in which ethanol and / or chloroethane is converted to ethylene and ethylene is 1,2- In order for the reaction to be converted into dichloroethane to proceed at the same time, the solid acid catalyst / oxychlorination catalyst ratio is preferably 0.05 to 10 and more preferably 0.2 to 5 as the packing capacity of the catalyst.

  The reaction mode of the present invention is not particularly limited, and a fixed bed type and a fluidized bed type can be used. Further, the shape of the catalyst used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape suitable for the reaction mode. For example, in the fixed bed method, a spherical shape, a cylindrical shape, a cylindrical shape, a honeycomb shape, etc. Powders, granules, etc. can be used.

  The ethanol used in the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, so-called bioethanol produced by subjecting plant raw materials such as sugar cane and corn to alcohol fermentation may be used, or petroleum-derived ethanol produced by hydration reaction of ethylene may be used. From the viewpoint of the problem of depletion of petroleum resources and the prevention of global warming by carbon dioxide, it can be expected to reduce the burden on the global environment by using bioethanol. The purity of ethanol is not particularly limited, and there is no problem that a small amount of water or the like is mixed. In addition, since the load of a isolation | separation process can be reduced and 1, 2- dichloroethane can be manufactured efficiently, the ethanol purity of 50-100 weight% is preferable, Furthermore, 85-100% is preferable.

  Chloroethane used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and chloroethane produced by oxychlorination of ethane or the like can be used.

  Ethanol and / or chloroethane is fed to a reactor packed with the above catalyst along with hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen. In this case, the ratio of ethanol and / or chloroethane to hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen is not particularly limited. However, since the conversion of ethanol and / or chloroethane can be maintained and 1,2-dichloroethane can be efficiently produced, The amount of hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are gas volumes, and with respect to ethanol, hydrogen chloride / ethanol ratio = 1-10, more preferably 1.5-5, preferably molecular oxygen / ethanol ratio = 0.1 5, more preferably in an amount of 0.2 to 2.0, preferably with respect to chloroethane, hydrogen chloride / chloroethane ratio = 0.5 to 5, more preferably 0.75 to 2.5, preferably molecular oxygen / Chloroethane ratio = 0.1-5, more preferably 0.2-2.0. When ethanol and chloroethane are mixed and supplied, the hydrogen chloride / (ethanol × 2 + chloroethane) ratio is preferably 0.5 to 5, more preferably 0.75 to 2.5, preferably molecular oxygen / ( (Ethanol + Chloroethane) ratio = 0.1-5, more preferably 0.2-2.0.

  Ethanol and / or chloroethane may be used after diluted with ethylene, and the dilution ratio of ethanol and / or chloroethane and ethylene is not particularly limited. The amount of hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen when diluted with ethylene should be such that the sum of ethanol and ethylene is the ratio of ethanol, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen when ethylene is not used. preferable. That is, the gas capacity is preferably hydrogen chloride / (ethanol + ethylene) ratio = 1-10, more preferably 1.5-5, preferably molecular oxygen / (ethanol + ethylene) ratio = 0.1-5, More preferably, when the chloroethane is diluted with ethylene in an amount of 0.2 to 2.0, preferably the hydrogen chloride / (chloroethane + ethylene × 2) ratio = 0.5 to 5, more preferably 0.75. -2.5, preferably molecular oxygen / (chloroethane + ethylene) ratio = 0.1-5, more preferably 0.2-2.0. When the raw material mixed with ethanol and chloroethane is diluted with ethylene, preferably the hydrogen chloride / ((ethanol + ethylene) × 2 + chloroethane) ratio = 0.5-5, more preferably 0.75-2.5, The molecular oxygen / (ethanol + chloroethane + ethylene) ratio is preferably 0.1 to 5, more preferably 0.2 to 2.0.

  As the molecular oxygen, pure oxygen, air, oxygen-enriched air, or the like can be used.

  The supplied ethanol, chloroethane, hydrogen chloride, and molecular oxygen may be used as they are or diluted with an inert gas. Although the kind of inert gas is not specifically limited, For example, 1 type or mixed gas of nitrogen, helium, argon, or a carbon dioxide can be used.

  Although the reaction temperature is not particularly limited, it is possible to efficiently produce 1,2-dichloroethane by preventing the decrease in conversion rate and selectivity, and further maintaining the catalytic activity by preventing the deposition of carbon and the like. Preferably it is 150-350 degreeC, More preferably, it is 180-350 degreeC.

  The reaction pressure is not a problem as long as the feedstock and the product are kept in a gas state, but 0 to 1 MPaG is preferable because 1,2-dichloroethane can be efficiently produced.

  According to the present invention, 1,2-dichloroethane is easily and efficiently produced from ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride, and molecular oxygen.

  Examples of the present invention are shown below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

  The measurement methods used in the examples are as follows.

<Reaction evaluation>
For the reaction evaluation of 1,2-dichloroethane from ethanol and / or chloroethane, a fixed bed gas phase flow reactor using a quartz reaction tube (inner diameter 20 mm, length 600 mm) was used. A quartz reaction tube was filled with a catalyst in which a solid acid catalyst and an oxychlorination catalyst supporting copper chloride were mixed. Ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride, molecular oxygen and dilution nitrogen were supplied to the catalyst layer packed in the reaction tube. The reaction temperature was controlled using an electric furnace. The liquid component of the product was trapped using ice-cooled 2-butanol. For quantitative analysis of the product, gas components and liquid components were individually analyzed using a gas chromatograph. The gas components were analyzed using a gas chromatograph (trade name GC-14B, manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, two thermal conductivity detectors). As a filler, a product name PorapakQ (column: 3 m × 2.3 mm) manufactured by Waters and a product name MS-5A (column: 3 m × 2.3 mm) manufactured by GL Sciences were used. The liquid component was analyzed using a gas chromatograph (trade name GC-14A manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, two flame ionization detectors). Separation columns were capillary columns (GL Sciences, trade name TC-1, 60 m × 0.25 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm, and GL Sciences, trade name TC-FFAP, 60 m × 0.25 mm, film thickness 0. 25 μm) was used.

<Confirmation of surface area and average pore diameter>
The surface area and average pore diameter were confirmed using a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area / pore distribution measuring device (trade name ASAP2400, manufactured by Micromeritics) with the liquid nitrogen temperature and a nitrogen relative pressure of 0.001 to 0.995. Performed under conditions.

<Confirmation of solid acid>
The solid acid was confirmed using an ammonia temperature-programmed desorption spectrum apparatus (ammonia TPD, manufactured by Nippon Bell Co., Ltd., trade name TPD-1-AT), pretreatment temperature 500 ° C., ammonia adsorption temperature 100 ° C., temperature increase rate 10 ° C. / Min, desorption temperature was 100 to 700 ° C., and ammonia was desorbed in a helium stream.

<Confirmation of crystal state>
The crystal state of the obtained molded body was measured at a voltage of 40 kV and a current of 200 mA using a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD, manufactured by Mac Science, trade name: M18XHF).

<Quantification of sodium and potassium>
Sodium and potassium were quantified using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AA) (manufactured by Jarrel Ash, trade name AA800 Mark II), the frame was acetylene-air, the measurement wavelength was 589.0 nm for sodium, and 766.5 nm for potassium. I went there.

<Quantitative determination of copper and aluminum>
Copper and aluminum were quantified using an inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICP-AES, manufactured by Kyoto Koken Co., Ltd., trade name UOP-1MKII). Plasma power was 1.2 kW, measurement wavelengths were 324.754 nm for copper, and 396. The measurement was performed at 152 nm.

Example 1
Cupric chloride dihydrate (35.9 g) and potassium chloride (14.6 g) were dissolved in 100 ml of pure water, and 100 ml of activated alumina compact (spherical 6 to 7 mm, specific surface area 155 m ² / g) was added. Soaked for hours. The solution was filtered off and dried at 200 ° C. for 4 hours to prepare an oxychlorination catalyst containing copper chloride and potassium chloride. The specific surface area was 104 m ² / g, and the average pore diameter was 13.4 nm.

10.6 g of the above oxychlorination catalyst and 8.3 g of silica-alumina (JGC Chemical N632HN, specific surface area 453 m ² / g, average pore diameter 6.5 nm, acid amount 0.33 mmol / g by ammonia TPD measurement) are mixed. As shown in FIG. 1, the reaction tube was filled in a quartz.

  While controlling the catalyst layer temperature at 260 ° C., ethanol (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemicals, purity 99.5%) 0.067 g / min, hydrogen chloride 64.2 ml / min, oxygen 12.8 ml / min, and nitrogen 90.6 ml Per minute. The results of analyzing the product by gas chromatography are shown in Table 1. The ethanol conversion was 100% and was not detected in the product. Moreover, 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroethane and ethylene convertible to 1,2-dichloroethane were obtained in high yield.

実施例２
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Example 2
Mordenite: 50.0 g of HSZ640NAA (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation, Si / Al ratio = 9.3) is suspended in 1.5 liter of 1N-ammonium chloride aqueous solution and heated at 80 ° C. for 1 hour with stirring. A white cake-like mordenite was obtained by filtration. This operation was repeated 4 times. Next, this cake-like mordenite was suspended in 1.5 liters of pure water, heated at 80 ° C. for 1 hour with stirring, and then the washing solution was filtered off. This operation was repeated 5 times.

  The obtained white cake-like mordenite was dried at 100 ° C. for 15 hours. The sodium content of the obtained mordenite was less than 0.005 wt%.

Next, 36 g of colloidal silica (Snowtex N, manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd.) was added to 34 g of the obtained mordenite, and kneaded and dried while applying warm air. Next, after calcination at 500 ° C. for 5 hours, the powder was pulverized from 2 mm to 3 mm in diameter to obtain a mordenite catalyst. The specific surface area was 495 m ² / g, the average pore diameter was 1.7 nm, and the acid amount measured by ammonia TPD was 1.42 mmol / g.

  The reaction was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 10.3 g of mordenite was used instead of silica-alumina. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. As in Example 1, the ethanol conversion was 100% and was not detected in the product. Moreover, 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroethane and ethylene convertible to 1,2-dichloroethane were obtained in high yield.

Example 3
Sodium type ZSM-5 was prepared according to Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-10064. That is, 76 g of 30 wt% silica sol (manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd., trade name colloidal silica N) was mixed with 108 g of a 2.2 mol / l tetra-n-propylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution. Next, 3.2 g of sodium aluminate was dissolved in 54 ml of water, and the aqueous solution and the solution were put in a SUS autoclave. This mixture was heated at 150 ° C. under agitation for 6 days with stirring. After cooling, the produced slurry was filtered off and washed with 100 ml of distilled water, and this washing operation was repeated 5 times. Next, after drying overnight at 110 ° C., it was fired at 540 ° C. in air to obtain white sodium-type ZSM-5. As a result of powder X-ray diffraction measurement, it was found to have an MFI type, that is, a ZSM-5 type structure. The silicon / aluminum ratio (atomic ratio) of the obtained ZSM-5 was 20.

The obtained sodium type ZSM-5 was subjected to ammonium chloride treatment and washing treatment in the same manner as in Example 2. The resulting acid type ZSM-5 had a sodium content of 0.009 wt%. Next, the solid acid catalyst was obtained by molding in the same manner as in Example 2. The specific surface area was 339 m ² / g, the average pore diameter was 1.7 nm, and the acid amount measured by ammonia TPD was 0.88 mmol / g.

  The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above ZSM-5 (10.5 g) was used instead of silica-alumina. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. As in Example 1, the ethanol conversion was 100% and was not detected in the product. Moreover, 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroethane and ethylene convertible to 1,2-dichloroethane were obtained in high yield.

Example 4
The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 0.034 g / min of ethanol and 0.047 g / min of chloroethane (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., purity 99%) were supplied instead of 0.067 g / min of ethanol. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. Even when ethanol and chloroethane were used in a molar ratio of about 50:50, 1,2-dichloroethane and chloroethane and ethylene convertible to 1,2-dichloroethane were produced in high yield.

Example 5
Ferrierite: HSZ720KOA (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation, Si / Al ratio = 8.9) 56.1 g was suspended in 1.5 liter of 1N-ammonium chloride aqueous solution, heated at 80 ° C. with stirring for 2 hours, and then aqueous solution. And white cake-like ferrierite was obtained. This operation was repeated 4 times. Next, this cake-like ferrierite was suspended in 1.5 liters of pure water, heated at 80 ° C. for 2 hours with stirring, and then the washing solution was filtered off. This operation was repeated 5 times.

  The obtained white cake-like ferrierite was dried at 100 ° C. for 15 hours. The sodium and potassium contents of ferrierite after the heat treatment were both less than 0.005 wt%.

11.1 g of pulverized SiO ₂ (trade name Caract 30 manufactured by Fuji Silysia) is mixed with 51.1 g of dried ferrierite, and a tableting molding machine (trade name HU-A manufactured by Hata Iron Works) is used. It was granulated into a cylindrical pellet having a diameter of 5 mm and a height of 2 mm. Heat treatment was performed at 500 ° C. for 5 hours to obtain acid type ferrierite pellets. The specific surface area was 453 m ² / g, the average pore diameter was 4.8 nm, and the acid amount measured by ammonia TPD was 1.25 mmol / g.

  The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Example 4 except that 7.5 g of ferrierite was used instead of silica-alumina. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. In the same manner as in Example 4, even when ethanol and chloroethane were used at a molar ratio of about 50:50, chloroethane and ethylene that could be converted into 1,2-dichloroethane and 1,2-dichloroethane were produced in high yield.

Example 6
The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 0.093 g / min of chloroethane (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., purity 99%) was supplied instead of 0.067 g / min of ethanol. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. 1,2-dichloroethane and ethylene were obtained with high selectivity from chloroethane.

Example 7
A quartz reaction tube was charged with 8.3 g of silica-alumina (N632HN, manufactured by JGC Chemical Co., Ltd., specific surface area 453 m ² / g, average pore diameter 6.5 nm, acid amount 0.33 mmol / g by ammonia TPD measurement).

  While controlling the catalyst layer temperature at 260 ° C., 0.093 g / min of chloroethane (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical, purity 99%), 64.2 ml / min of hydrogen chloride, 12.8 ml / min of oxygen, and 90.6 ml / min of nitrogen Supplied. As a result of analyzing the product by gas chromatography, the chloroethane conversion was 42.6% and the ethylene selectivity was 100%, and it was confirmed that ethylene was produced from chloroethane by the solid acid catalyst.

Comparative Example 1
Diluent instead of silica-alumina (ceramic balls 6-7 mm, specific surface area 0.6 m ² / g, average pore diameter 2.2 nm, acid amount 0.00 mmol / g by ammonia TPD measurement) 24.0 g The reaction was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that was used. As is clear from the results shown in Table 1, it was found that 1,2-dichloroethane was not produced from ethanol only with the oxychlorination catalyst.

  The 2-butanol trap at the outlet of the reactor changes to dark blue. As a result of analysis, 0.05 ppm of copper, 0.2 ppm of potassium and 0.4 ppm of aluminum are detected, and the color of the catalyst after the reaction is pre-reaction. From the brown color to the gray color, it was found that the catalyst component was eluted.

Comparative Example 2
The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the reaction temperature was 350 ° C. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. Production of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are by-products of the combustion reaction, increased, and 1,2-dichloroethane was not produced.

Comparative Example 3
The reaction was performed in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that 0.093 g / min of chloroethane was supplied instead of ethanol. As is clear from the results shown in Table 1, it was found that the reaction activity from chloroethane to 1,2-dichloroethane was extremely low with only the oxychlorination catalyst.

It is a figure which shows the schematic of the catalyst filling method used by the method of this invention, and the catalyst filling method used by the normal oxychlorination reaction of ethylene.

Claims (5)

A process for producing 1,2-dichloroethane by reacting ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst, comprising ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen as a solid acid catalyst And a method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane , wherein the solid acid catalyst is silica-alumina and / or ferrierite when the catalyst is mixed with a catalyst mixed with an oxychlorination catalyst supporting copper chloride. By contacting ethanol and / or chloroethane, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen with a catalyst mixed with a solid acid catalyst and a copper chloride-supported oxychlorination catalyst, chloroethane and ethylene can be converted from ethanol and hydrogen chloride with the solid acid catalyst. The chloroethane is converted into ethylene and hydrogen chloride, and the produced ethylene, hydrogen chloride and molecular oxygen are reacted with the oxychlorination catalyst to produce 1,2-dichloroethane. The manufacturing method of 1, 2- dichloroethane of description. The method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the oxychlorination catalyst on which copper chloride is supported is an oxychlorination catalyst on which copper chloride is supported on alumina . The 1,2-dichloroethane catalyst according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the copper oxychlorination catalyst on which copper chloride is supported is an oxychlorination catalyst on which copper chloride and potassium chloride are supported on alumina . Manufacturing method. The method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the reaction temperature is 150 to 350 ° C.

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