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Production of halogen and carbon oxide streams

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WO1996040374B1
WO1996040374B1 PCT/US1996/008381 US9608381W WO9640374B1 WO 1996040374 B1 WO1996040374 B1 WO 1996040374B1 US 9608381 W US9608381 W US 9608381W WO 9640374 B1 WO9640374 B1 WO 9640374B1
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Priority to EP96916979A priority patent/EP0843579A1/en
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A method relates to treating a halogenated organic waste to produce halogen gas and carbon oxide gas streams. The method includes directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of less than about one, into a molten metal bath. The molten metal bath is inert to the halogen and has a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of carbon monoxide from atomic carbon. The halogenated organic feed is converted into halogen gas and atomic carbon, whereby the halogen gas is released from the molten metal bath. An oxidant is directed into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas, which is released from the molten metal bath.

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AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 19 December 1996 (19.12.96); original claims 1, 33 and 57 amended; remaining claims unchanged (11 pages)]
1. A method for processing a halogenated organic waste to produce a hydrogen halide gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of less than about one into a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath being inert to said halogen and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into a hydrogen halide gas and atomic carbon, whereby said hydrogen halide gas is released from the molten metal bath; and b) directing an oxidant into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas which is released from the molten metal bath, thereby processing the halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
2. The method of Claim 1 wherein the injection of oxidant into the molten metal bath is separate from that of the halogenated organic feed, whereby an enriched hydrogen halide gas stream is formed and, separately, an enriched carbon oxide gas stream is formed.
3. The method of Claim 2 wherein the halogenated organic feed and the oxidant are alternately directed into the molten metal bath.
4. The method of Claim 1 wherein the oxidant is directed into the molten metal bath at a location which is remote from that of the halogenated organic feed, and distinct streams of carbon oxide gas and hydrogen halide gas are formed concurrently.
5. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogen of the halogenated hydrocarbon feed includes chlorine.
6. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogen of the halogenated hydrocarbon feed is selected from a group consisting of fluorine, bromine and iodine.
7. The method of Claim 1 wherein the carbon oxide gas stream includes carbon monoxide.
8. The method of Claim 1 wherein the carbon oxide gas stream includes carbon dioxide.
9. The method of Claim 1 wherein the hydrogen halide includes hydrogen chloride.
10. The method of Claim 1 wherein the hydrogen halide is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide.
11. The method of Claim 1 wherein the hydrogen halide gas stream further includes a halogen gas selected from a group consisting of chlorine gas, fluorine gas, bromine gas and iodine gas .
12. The method of Claim 1 wherein the hydrogen halide gas further includes hydrogen gas.
13. The method of Claim 1 wherein the oxidant includes oxygen gas .
14. The method of Claim 1 wherein the oxidant includes carbon dioxide or water.
15. The method of Claim 1 wherein the molten bath includes a molten metal selected from the group consisting of gold, nickel, copper and cobalt.
16. The method of Claim 1 wherein the atomic carbon is soluble in the molten metal .
17. The method of Claim 16 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.5 percent.
18. The method of Claim 16 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.1 percent.
19. The method of Claim 16 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.05 percent.
20. The method of Claim 1 wherein said molten metal bath includes a graphite refractory lining.
21. The method of Claim 1 wherein atomic chlorine is soluble in the molten metal.
22. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes chloroethane.
23. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes chlorobenzene.
24. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes dioxin.
25. The method of Claim 1 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes polychlorinated biphenyls.
26. The method of Claim 1 wherein the molten bath comprises a first metal, which has a free energy of oxidation that is greater than that of oxidation of atomic carbon to form carbon monoxide, and a second metal, which has a free energy of oxidation that is greater than that of oxidation of carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide.
27. The method of Claim 1 wherein the metal of the molten metal bath has a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the oxidation of carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide.
28. A method for treating a halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of less than about one into a molten nickel bath, said molten nickel bath being inert to said halogen under the conditions of the nickel molten bath and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into a hydrogen halide gas and atomic carbon, whereby said hydrogen halide gas is released from the molten nickel bath while maintaining a low concentration of carbon in the nickel metal bath; and b) directing an oxidant into the molten nickel bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas which is released from the molten nickel bath, thereby processing the halogenated organic waste to produce the hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
29. A method for treating a halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of less than about one into a molten nickel bath, said molten nickel bath being inert to said halogen under the conditions of the nickel metal bath and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into a hydrogen halide gas and atomic carbon, whereby said hydrogen halide gas is released from the molten nickel bath while maintaining a high concentration of carbon in the nickel metal bath; and b) directing an oxidant into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas which is released from the molten nickel bath, thereby treating the halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
30. A method for treating a halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of less than about one into a molten copper bath, said molten copper bath being inert to said halogen under the conditions of the molten copper bath and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into a hydrogen halide gas and atomic carbon, whereby said hydrogen halide gas is released from the molten copper bath while maintaining a high concentration of carbon in the copper bath; and b) directing an oxidant into the molten copper bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas which is released from the molten copper bath, thereby treating the halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
31. The method of Claim 29 wherein the molten copper bath further includes nickel .
32. The method of Claim 30 wherein the nickel is about one percent, by weight, of the copper-nickel bath.
33. A method for processing a halogenated organic waste to produce a halogen gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of greater than about one into a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath being inert to said halogen and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into a halogen gas and atomic carbon, whereby said halogen gas is released from the molten metal bath; and b) directing an oxidant into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas which is released from the molten metal bath, thereby processing the halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
34. The method of Claim 35 wherein the injection of oxidant into the molten metal bath is separate from that of the halogenated organic feed, whereby an enriched halogen gas stream is formed and, separately, an enriched carbon oxide gas stream is formed.
35. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogenated organic feed and the oxidant are alternately directed into the molten metal bath.
36. The method of Claim 33 wherein the oxidant is directed into the molten metal bath at a location which is remote from that of the halogenated organic feed, and distinct streams of carbon oxide gas and hydrogen halide gas are formed concurrently.
37. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogen of the halogenated hydrocarbon feed includes chlorine.
38. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogen of the halogenated hydrocarbon feed is selected from a group consisting of fluorine, bromine and iodine.
39. The method of Claim 33 wherein the carbon oxide gas stream includes carbon monoxide.
40. The method of Claim 33 wherein the carbon oxide gas stream includes carbon dioxide.
41. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogen gas is selected from a group consisting of chlorine gas, fluorine gas, bromine gas and iodine gas.
42. The method of Claim 33 wherein the oxidant includes oxygen gas.
43. The method of Claim 33 wherein the oxidant includes carbon dioxide or water.
44. The method of Claim 33 wherein the molten bath includes a molten metal selected from the group consisting of gold, nickel, copper and cobalt.
45. The method of Claim 33 wherein the atomic carbon is soluble in the molten metal.
46. The method of Claim 45 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.5 percent.
47. The method of Claim 45 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.1 percent.
48. The method of Claim 45 wherein the carbon concentration of the molten metal bath is about 0.05 percent.
49. The method of Claim 33 wherein said molten metal bath includes a graphite refractory lining.
50. The method of Claim 33 wherein atomic chlorine is soluble in the molten metal.
51. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes tetrachloroethane.
52. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes hexachlorobenzene.
53. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes dioxin.
54. The method of Claim 33 wherein the halogenated organic feed includes polychlorinated biphenyls.
55. The method of Claim 33 wherein the molten bath comprises a first metal, which has a free energy of oxidation that is greater than that of oxidation of atomic carbon to form carbon monoxide, and a second metal, which has a free energy of oxidation that is greater than that of oxidation of carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide.
56. The method of Claim 33 wherein the metal of the molten metal bath has a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the oxidation of carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide.
57. A method for processing a halogenated organic waste to produce a hydrogen halide gas and carbon oxide gas streams, comprising the steps of: a) directing a halogenated organic waste, having a halogen-to-hydrogen atomic ratio of greater than about one into a molten metal bath, said molten metal bath being inert to said halogen and having a free energy of oxidation greater than that of the formation of a carbon oxide from atomic carbon, said halogenated organic feed being converted into atomic halogen and atomic carbon, whereby said halogen is dissolved in the molten metal bath; b) directing an oxidant into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic carbon is oxidized to form a carbon oxide gas, which is released from the molten metal bath; and c) directing a reductant into the molten metal bath, whereby the atomic halogen is reduced to form a hydrogen halide which is released from the molten metal bath, thereby processing the halogenated organic waste to produce hydrogen halide and carbon oxide gas streams.
58. The method of Claim 57 wherein the reductant includes hydrogen gas.
59. The method of Claim 57 wherein the molten metal bath includes zinc.
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