Patent ID: 7883568
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B01D,C01B

Abstract:
1. A process for separating light gas(es) from bromine, comprising: (a) providing a feed of bromine and one or more light gas(es) to a distillation column or flash vaporizer; (b) operating the distillation column or flash vaporizer to separate the feed into (i) a first liquid containing a major amount of bromine and no more than a minor amount of the light gas(es), and (ii) a first vapor containing a major amount of the light gas(es) and no more than a minor amount of bromine; and (c) providing the first vapor to a chemical scrubber comprising a solid bromine scavenger to recover bromine from the first vapor, wherein the bromine scavenger sorbs the bromine through a chemical reaction with the bromine.