Abstract: For the remelting of titanium or zirconium, the electroslag remelting method is used. To prevent any reaction of the melt with oxygen or nitrogen, the remelting is performed in an inert gas atmosphere. Fluorspar with an addition of calcium oxide is used as the slag forming substance. This calcium oxide dissolves in the fluorspar and reacts with oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in the titanium, so that the reactive metal is purified of these substances.

Abstract: 1,2-dichloroethane is continuously and completely removed and recovered from the off-gas obtained during the production of 1,2-dichloroethane by subjecting ethylene to an oxychlorination reaction with hydrogen chloride and oxygen. The off-gas is initially contacted with active carbon, then incinerated at temperatures higher than 900.degree. C. and ultimately freed from hydrogen chloride and chlorine, and the active carbon is freed from 1,2-dichloroethane and regenerated by treating it with hot steam. More particularly, the off-gas loaded with the 1,2-dichloroethane and having a temperature of 1.degree. C. to 10.degree. C. is heated to a temperature at least 20.degree. C. higher than the respective dew point of water and contacted with the active carbon.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for making 1,2-dichloroethane by reacting ethylene with chlorine in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst, at a temperature of about 20.degree. to 200.degree. C. at atmospheric or elevated pressure, and distillatively separating the 1,2-dichloroethane from the chlorination mixture. The disclosure provides more particularly for the catalyst used to be an anhydrous tetrachloroferrate(1-) or a substance capable of forming a tetrachloroferrate(1-) in the reaction mixture.

Abstract: Hydrogen chloride gas obtained as a by-product in the production of chloroacetic acid by subjecting acetic acid to a catalytic chlorination reaction with chlorine gas in the presence of acetic anhydride and/or acetyl chloride is purified. The prepurified by-product still contains 0.1-3 vol % acetyl chloride and up to 0.1 vol % chloroacetyl chloride. For purification, the hydrogen chloride gas is passed through two zones series-connected together and scrubbed in countercurrent fashion. More particularly, it is scrubbed in the first zone with concentrated hydrochloric acid and in the second zone with concentrated sulfuric acid.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for making 1,2-dichloroethane by reacting ethylene and chlorine in a reaction zone having a liquid medium containing chlorinated C.sub.2 -hydrocarbons circulated therein. To this end, the disclosure provides:(a) for approximately equimolar proportions of ethylene and chlorine to be introduced into the circulated liquid medium; for the whole to be reacted in a reaction zone at a temperature of about 75.degree. up to 200.degree. C.

Abstract: A cooling device for quenching hot, highly corrosive combustible gases containing chlorine and hydrogen chloride comprises an elongated steel vessel having rounded top and bottom end portions, an inlet connection on the top end portion, a plurality of inclined connections in the top end portion to facilitate injection of quenching liquid, a lateral outlet connection in the lower third of the steel vessel for quenched combustion gases and quenching liquid, an axial outlet connection on the bottom end portion of the steel vessel for cleaning purposes and also providing an outlet for the quenching liquid, an acid-resistant hard rubber lining extending over the interior surfaces of the steel vessel and all connections, an acid-resistant ceramic lining on the hard rubber lining, and a refractory lining in the upper portion of the steel vessel on the acid-resistant lining.

Abstract: Chlorine is reacted with excess tin in liquid tin(IV) chloride at 20.degree. to 90.degree. C., 30 to 300 dm.sup.3 (S.T.P.)h.sup.-1 of chlorine being passed in per dm.sup.3 of tin(IV) chloride present in the reaction chamber and 0.08 to 0.3 dm.sup.3 h.sup.-1 of tin(IV) chloride being recycled with cooling per 1 dm.sup.3 (S.T.P.)h.sup.-1 of chlorine passed in. An excess of tin of at least 4 times the weight of chlorine passed in per hour is maintained. An amount of tin(IV) chloride is taken out of the cycle such that the level of the tin(IV) chloride in the reaction chamber remains approximately constant. The tin(IV) chloride taken off is brought into contact at 60.degree. to 110.degree. C. for an average residence time of 1 to 7 hours with tin in liquid tin(IV) chloride, thereafter filtered and, if appropriate, treated with absorbing agents. Pure, ready-for-use tin(IV) chloride is obtained continuously without a purification by distillation in a simple, readily cleanable apparatus made of a cheap material.

Abstract: 1,2-dichloroethane is made by subjecting ethylene to an oxychlorination reaction with hydrogen chloride and a gas containing molecular oxygen in gas phase, at elevated temperature and in contact with a fluidized bed copper-II-chloride catalyst on a carrier, wherein the reaction gases are cooled under pressure in two condensation stages, condensed 1,2-dichloroethane and water are removed and the bulk of unreacted starting gas and inert gas are recycled. More specifically the reaction gases are delivered to a third condensation stage and cooled therein under pressure down to a temperature within the range 5.degree. to 18.degree. C. and to the extent necessary for the recycle gas to contain 0.5 to 3 volume % of 1,2-dichloroethane. Next, the recycle gas is directly admixed upstream of the reactor, with a quantity of pure oxygen necessary to replace consumed oxygen and re-establish an oxygen content of 12 to 25 volume % therein.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for making 1,2-dichloroethane by subjecting ethylene to an oxychlorination reaction with hydrogen chloride and a gas containing molecular oxygen, in gas phase, at elevated temperature and in contact with a fluidized bed catalyst of copper-II-chloride on a carrier, wherein the reaction gases are cooled under pressure in two condensation stages, condensed 1,2-dichloroethane and water are removed, the bulk of unreacted starting gas and inert gas are recycled, the reaction gases coming from the second condensation stage are delivered to a third condensation stage, cooled therein under pressure down to a temperature within the range 5.degree. to 18.degree. C. and to the extent necessary to retain in the recycle gas 0.5 to 3 volume % of 1,2-dichloroethane, and the recycle gas is admixed, directly upstream of the reactor, with a quantity of pure oxygen necessary to replace consumed oxygen.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for purifying 1,2-dichloroethane which is recovered during incomplete thermal cracking to vinyl chloride and contains contaminants boiling at a temperature lower than 83.7.degree. C. under a pressure of 1011 millibars, briefly termed low boilers, and contaminants boiling at a temperature higher than 83.7.degree. C. under a pressure of 1011 millibars, briefly termed high boilers. More particularly, low boilers are distilled off overhead from contaminated 1,2-dichloroethane, in a first distilling zone; a portion of low boiler concentrate is continuously treated at 30.degree. to 85.degree. C.