BASF Process

Name:
BASF Process
Detailed information:
A process for producing acetylene by burning a mixture of low-molecular weight hydrocarbons (as natural gas) with oxygen to produce a temperature of 1485C. The combustion products and cracked gases are quickly chilled by scrubbing with water, and the acetylene is separated by distillation and solvent extraction from ethylene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and other reaction products. The Sachsse process is similar.