Patent ID: 7884250
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B01F,C07C

Abstract:
1. A system for the production of chloral, the system comprising: a vessel containing an aqueous reactant solution, comprising aldehyde; a pump for pressurizing the vessel; a high shear device having an inlet fluidly connected to the vessel, wherein the high shear device comprises at least one rotor and at least one stator having a minimum clearance therebetween and configured to produce a dispersion of chlorine gas in the aqueous reactant solution comprising aldehyde, the dispersion having an average bubble diameter of less than about 5 μm; and a reactor fluidly connected to the high shear device, wherein the reactor is a discrete vessel configured to maintain the dispersion at a temperature of less than about 40° C. to form products having a chloral portion.