Patent number: 10435341
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234yf) using a first composition comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb) and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), said method comprising the steps of: (a) bringing said first composition into contact with at least one organic extraction agent in order to form a second composition; (b) extractive distillation of said second composition in order to form a third composition comprising said organic extraction agent and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), and a stream comprising the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene and the 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb); and (c) recovery and separation of said third composition in order to form a stream comprising said organic extraction agent and a stream comprising the trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E). The invention also relates to a method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2019
Assignee:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Abdelatif Baba-Ahmed, Bertrand Collier, Dominique Deur-Bert, Irène Emery, Laurent Wendlinger
Publication number: 20180370880
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234yf) using a first composition comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb) and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (1234ze-E), said method comprising the steps of: (a) bringing said first composition into contact with at least one organic extraction agent in order to form a second composition; (b) extractive distillation of said second composition in order to form a third composition comprising said organic extraction agent and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-I-propene (I234ze-E), and a stream comprising the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-I-propene and the 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb); and (c) recovery and separation of said third composition in order to form a stream comprising said organic extraction agent and a stream comprising the trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-I-propene (1234ze-E). The invention also relates to a method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-I-propene.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 14, 2016
Publication date:
December 27, 2018
Inventors:
Abdelatif BABA-AHMED, Bertrand COLLIER, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Irène EMERY, Laurent WENDLINGER