Abstract
The kinetics of the liquid-phase noncatalytic hydrochlorination of methanol in hydrochloric acid is reported. The methyl chloride formation rate depends on the methanol concentration in hydrochloric acid and on the partial pressure of hydrogen chloride over hydrochloric acid. The activation energy of the reaction is 113 kJ/mol. The rate of the side process of dimethyl ether evolution is directly proportional to the methanol concentration and is inversely proportional to the partial pressure of hydrogen chloride over hydrochloric acid. The activation energy of the side reaction is about 33 kJ/mol. The results of the industrial implementation of methyl chloride synthesis from methanol and hydrochloric acid are in satisfactory agreement with the laboratory data.
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