EXAMPLE #1 Chemistries available to manufacture vinyl chloride ffrom Seider et al, Process Design Principles) 9 Direct chlorination of ethylene C2H4+Cl2-> C2H3Cl+ HCl (Only half the cl2 converted to vinyl chloride Thermal cracking of dichloroethane via Oxychlorination of ethyelene CH4+2HCl+1202-C2H4C12+H20 C2H4C12 -->C2H3C+HCl (Uses HCl instead of cl2, but requires two reaction steps) 1l/19/99 Input-Output Structure11/19/99 Input-Output Structure 4 EXAMPLE #1 Chemistries available to manufacture Vinyl chloride (from Seider et al, Process Design Principles) uDirect chlorination of Ethylene C2H4 + Cl2 --> C2H3Cl + HCl (Only half the Cl2 converted to vinyl chloride) u Thermal cracking of Dichloroethane via Oxychlorination of Ethyelene C2H4 + 2HCl + 1/2 O2 --> C2H4Cl2 + H2O C2H4Cl2 --> C2H3Cl + HCl (Uses HCl instead of Cl2, but requires two reaction steps)