Honeywell International Inc.

Alliedsignal Inc.

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The Chemours Company Fc, LLC

Solstice Advanced Materials Us, Inc.

Daniel C Merkel

Hsueh Sung Tung

Konstantin A Pokrovski

Haiyou Wang

Hang Thanh Pham

Robert C Johnson

Rajiv R Singh

Haluk Kopkalli

Ryan J Hulse

Stephen A Cottrell

Selma Bektesevic

Christian Jungong

Yuon Chiu

Michael Van Der Puy

Sudip Mukhopadhyay

HsuehSung Tung

Jing Ji Ma

Haridasan K Nair

Rajesh K Dubey

Mario Joseph Nappa

Ian R Shankland

Barbara A Light

Cheryl L Bortz

Steven D Phillips

Xuehui Sun

Terris Yang

Addison Miles Smith

Kim M Fleming

Rajesh Dubey

John Joseph Senetar

George R Cook

Peter Scheidle

Robert A Smith

Ron Joseph Roof

Sudip Mukhopahyay

Cheryl Bortz

Barbara Light

Tao Wang

Barry Asher Mahler

Matthew H Luly

Joshua Close

Gustavo Cerri

Andrew Jackson

Pascal Bolomey

Kevin D Uhrich

Michael G Gatter

Richard Wilcox

Richard Durick Horwath

Tadeusz Piotr Rygas

Daniel Hage

Kim Marie Fleming

David Goldschmidt

Pramod K W Harikumar Warrier

Jeffrey A Ball

Susan A Ferguson

Philip DePrato

Daniel J Brenner

Hseuh Sung Tung

Felton Hulsey

Kevin D Ulrich

Richard Udy

Robert Johnson

Susan Ferguson

Konstantin Pokrovski

Dubey Rajesh

A method of removing water from a mixture of iodine (I) and water includes providing a mixture comprising iodine and water and: contacting the mixture with an adsorbent to selectively adsorb water from the mixture, contacting the mixture with a concentrated acid to absorb water from the mixture, separating the water from mixture by distillation, contacting the mixture with a gas that is inert to iodine (I), contacting the mixture with hydrogen iodide (HI), or combinations thereof.

Methods for removing water from iodine (I2)

Heterogenous azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFCO-1233xf) and water which may include from about 0.09 wt. % to about 92.69 wt. % 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFCO-1233xf) and from about 7.31 wt. % to about 99.91 wt. % water and having a boiling point between about 12.0° C. and about 13.6° C. at a pressure of between about 12.5 psia and about 16.5 psia. The azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions may be used to separate impurities, including water, from 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFCO-1233xf).

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) and water

The present disclosure provides a composition including trifluoroacetyl iodide, at least one organic impurity and at least one inorganic impurity. The at least one organic impurity includes at least one of: difluoroiodomethane, pentafluoroiodoethane, iodomethane, iodopropane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, methyltrifluoroacetate, trifluoroacetic anhydride, difluorobutane and methyl propane. The at least one inorganic impurity includes at least one of: hydrogen iodide, hydrogen chloride, iodine and hydrogen triiodide.

Trifluoroacetyl iodide compositions useful for making trifluoroiodomethane

A method for conversion of a composition containing HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E) by reacting a mixture including HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa in a vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst to simultaneously isomerize HCFC-1233zd(Z) to form HCFO-1233zd(E) and dehydrohalogenate HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E). The catalyst may be a chromium-based catalyst such as chromium trifluoride, chromium oxyfluoride, or chromium oxide, for example.

Process for catalytic conversion of mixtures of HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa into HCFO-1233zd(E)

A method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI), passing the feedstock through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI) and iodine (I) from the feedstock, and providing the feedstock to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream. Another method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI) to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream, and passing the trifluoroiodomethane product stream from the reactor through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI3) and iodine (I2) from the trifluoroiodomethane product stream.

Methods for removal HI/I/HIfrom trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI) feedstock and pyrolysis reactor effluent

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and trifluoroacetyl chloride (CFCOCl), methods of forming same, and methods of separating, or breaking, the azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and trifluoroacetyl chloride (CFCOCl).

Methods for separation of azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and trifluoroacetyl chloride (CFCOCI)

A method for conversion of a composition containing HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E) by reacting a mixture including HCFO-1233zd(Z) and HCFC-244fa in a vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst to simultaneously isomerize HCFO-1233zd(Z) to form HCFO-1233zd(E) and dehydrohalogenate HCFC-244fa to form HCFO-1233zd(E). The catalyst may be a chromium-based catalyst such as chromium trifluoride, chromium oxyfluoride, or chromium oxide, for example.

A method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI), passing the feedstock through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI) and iodine (I) from the feedstock, and providing the feedstock to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream. Another method of producing trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) includes providing a feedstock comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide (TFAI) to a reactor to produce a trifluoroiodomethane product stream, and passing the trifluoroiodomethane product stream from the reactor through at least one column charged with carbonaceous materials to remove hydrogen iodide (HI), hydrogen triiodide (HI3) and iodine (I2) from the trifluoroiodomethane product stream.

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ca), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ca) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ca) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) having a boiling point of about &#x2212;24.46&#xb0; C.&#xb1;0.30&#xb0; C. at a pressure of about 14.40 psia&#xb1;0.30 psia.

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ca)

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) having a boiling point of about &#x2212;22.70&#xb0; C.&#xb1;0.30&#xb0; C. at a pressure of about 14.30 psia&#xb1;0.30 psia.

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroidomethane (CFI) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa)

The present invention relates, in part, to an alpha-alumina support for a hydrogenation catalyst useful in hydrogenating fluoroolefins. In certain aspects, it relates to a method for hydrogenating a compound by contacting an olefin reactant having at least one carbon-fluorine bond, with a supported hydrogenation catalyst. The reaction results in a product that includes a hydrogenated derivative of the olefin. In certain embodiments, the supported hydrogenation catalyst includes a zero-valent metal disposed on an alpha-alumina support.

Hydrogenation catalyst

The present disclosure provides a method for purifying trifluoroiodomethane. The method includes providing a process stream comprising trifluoroiodomethane, organic impurities, and acid impurities; reacting the process stream with a basic aqueous solution, the basic aqueous solution comprising water and at least one base selected from the group of an alkali metal carbonate and an alkali metal hydroxide; and separating at least some of the organic impurities from the process stream.

Processes for producing high-purity trifluoroiodomethane

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and hexafluoroacetone (HFA), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) having a boiling point of about &#x2212;29.84&#xb0; C.&#xb1;0.30&#xb0; C. at a pressure of about 14.40 psia&#xb1;0.30 psia.

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and hexafluoroacetone (HFA)

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225zc), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225zc) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225zc) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) having a boiling point of about &#x2212;25.63&#xb0; C.&#xb1;0.30&#xb0; C. at a pressure of about 14.44 psia&#xb1;0.30 psia.

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and 1,1,3,3,3,-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225zc)

The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) and hexafluoropropene (HFP), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining hexafluoropropene (HFP) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like comprising hexafluoropropene (HFP) and trifluoroiodomethane (CFI) having a boiling point of about &#x2212;31.21&#xb0; C.&#xb1;0.30&#xb0; C. at a pressure of about 14.21 psia&#xb1;0.30 psia.

Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and hexafluoropropene (HFP)

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Daniel C Merkel