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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
May. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves Correia, Chateau-Arnoux, FR;
Joseph Nowocien, Chateau-Arnoux, FR;
Assignee:
Atochem, Puteaux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
570101 ; 570230 ; 570257 ; 585641 ;
Abstract
The highly chlorinated methanes, e.g., carbon tetrachloride, are improvedly dechlorinated by reacting same with hydrogen in the presence of oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas, e.g., air, and a catalytically effective amount of a metal of the copper or precious metal Groups of the Periodic Table, typically in the form of a fixed or fluidized bed thereof, and advantageously in the gaseous phase.