METHOD OF SELECTIVE CATALYTIC METHANE CHLORINATION TO METHYL CHLORIDE

FIELD: chemistry. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention concerns method of obtaining methyl chloride by selective catalytic chlorination of methane, involving throughput of a source reaction gas mix containing at least methane and chlorinating agent in the form of either elementary chlorine or a mix of chlorine hydride with oxygen, through at least one catalyst layer. At that, the catalyst features additionally active centres with increased acidity and deuterium/hydrogen exchange depth not less than 10% at the temperature of 350-355°C in the deuterium and hydrogen mix containing 0.6% of hydrogen, 0.6% of deuterium, 0.05% Ar and 98.75% nitrogen, at the volume deuterium-hydrogen mix feed rate of 20000 hours-1 in the thermal regulated reaction mode at the heating rate of 10 K/minute. Active catalytic component is either platinum or copper, or silver. Catalyst carrier is microfibre of diametre of 1 to 20 micron, which can be structured in either non-woven or pressed material similar to wad or felt, or fibre of diametre of 0.5-5 mm, or woven material with lattice similar sateen, canvas, or openwork, with weave diametre of 0.5-5 mm. ^ EFFECT: high activity and selectivity of methane chlorination to methyl chloride at lower temperatures without production of polychlorinated hydrocarbons. ^ 6 cl, 6 ex