Chlorine quality
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Dear colleagues, what are the reasons for incomplete reaction in the process of converting liquid chlorine to chlorinated paraffins, and what are the solutions? (The current purity of chlorine gas is 96.8%; the chlorine gas contains 80 ppm of water.)
Could you describe your use of liquid wax components or boiling ranges, and what is the control temperature for the reaction? There are many factors that influence the reaction between chlorine gas and liquid wax; it is not possible to attribute the issue solely to liquid chlorine. In the case of liquid chlorine, the presence of impurities such as sulfur and iron can inhibit the chlorination reaction.
Changes in the quality of the original wax also have an impact.
I’ll start with self-criticism; I want to rule out the possibility of liquid chlorine first. Given the complex situation of downstream paraffin customers, making investigations is difficult; are there any other reasons besides sulfur dioxide and chlorates?