Process for the preparation of monochloroacetic acid

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 monochloroac...

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1. Verfasser: CROUZEN JEROEN,GORISSEN JOHANNES J.,VAN STRIEN CORNELIS JOHANNES G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.