BCET’s 3rd year presents

FLOUROCARBON
PRODUCTION
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
RR ee aa cc t too rr

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 R e a c to r

Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and carbon

tetrachloride (or chloroform) are bubbled
through molten antimony pentachloride catalyst.
These reactions are slightly endothermic and
take place in a steam-jacketed atmospheric
pressure reactor at 65 to 95o C.

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
d di s it si tl il la l tai to i on n

H C l ab so rb er

s c ru b b e r
c oc lo u l mu mn n

C a u stic
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 d is tilla tio n
c o lu m n
The gaseous mixture of fluorocarbon and unreacted
chlorocarbon is then sent to the first distillation column
from where unreacted chlorocarbon recycled to the
reactor.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
HH CC ll aa bb ss oo rr bb ee rr
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 H C l ab so rb er
The gaseous mixture of fluorocarbon
and the by-product hydrochloric acid
is then advanced to the HCl absorber
where waste hydrogen-chloride is
removed by water absorption.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s s c c r ru u b b b b e e r r
CC a a u u s st ti ic c
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 C a u s tic s c r u b b e r
The mixture of fluorocarbon from
HCl absorber contains some traces
of HCl and chlorine which are then
removed in a caustic scrubbing
tower.

E q u a tio n :
H C l + N a O H ----> N a C l + H 2 O

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

AA cc i idd ss cc rr uu bb bb ee rr
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 A c id sc r u b b e r
The mixture-product obtained from
caustic scrubber is then neutralized
by sulfuric acid in acid scrubber.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d i s t ii ll l a t ii oo nn
d is tilla tio n

c o l u mm n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 d is tilla tio n
c o lu m n
The fluorocarbon product so
obtained is compressed by a
compressor and then advanced to
the first distillation column where
dichlorodifluoromethane is
seperated.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
dd ii ss tt ii ll ll aa tt ii oo nn

c o lu m n
cc oo ll uu mm nn
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 d is tilla tio n
c o lu m n
The bottom product of first distillation column is
sent to second distillation column where
monofluorotricholromethane is obtained as top
product and bottom residues are sent to the
reactor.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 Dryer

Dichlorodifluoromethane and
monofluorotrichloromethane obtained
from the both distillation columns are
then dried in the dryer.

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n
 HF
C C l4 H 2O
N aO H
H 2S O 4

A c id sc r u b b e r
H C l ab so rb er
d is tilla tio n

s c ru b b e r
C a u stic
c o lu m n
R e a c to r

R e c y c le c h lo r o H C l t o d is p o s a l spent w ash spent w ash

c arb on C o m p resso r
t o d is p o s a l t o d is p o s a l

d i c h lo r o d if l o r o m e t h a n e

d is tilla tio n
d is tilla tio n

c o lu m n
c o lu m n
D ry ers
m o n o f l o r o t r ic h l o r o m e t h a n e

R e c y c le t o
r e a c to r

F lu o r o c a r b o n p r o d u c tio n

E q u a tio n s :
C C l4 + H F - - - - - > C C l3 F + H C l
C C l4 + 2 H F - - - - > C C l2 F 2 + H C l
 CREDITS
Programming:
Jahanzeb Hanif & M.Noman Yousuf
BCET 3rd year
CREDITS
Instructors:
Sir Imtiaz