POTASSIUM PERFLUOROALKANESULFONATES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
A process for the production of potassium perfluoroalkane- sulfonates which comprises the electrolytic fluorination step of electrofluorinating an alkanesulfonyl halide in anhydrous hydrofluoric acid to obtain a gas containing a perfluoro- alkanesulfonyl fluoride as the main component. The process may further comprise the gas absorption step of reacting the gas with an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide to form a solution containing a potassium perfluoroalkanesulfonate, the purification step of removing contaminant potassium fluoride, potassium hydroxide and potassium sulfate from the solution, and the concentration/recovery step of subjecting the purified aqueous solution to concentration and drying. In the electrolytic fluorination, the formation of by-products can be inhibited by keeping the proton concentration of the electrolytic solution within the range of 150 to 1500ppm.
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(2008/06/13)
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