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Description
The production of vinyl chloride by the pyrolysis of 1,2-dichloroethane.
Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title: S342, Physical chemistry: principles of chemical change
Item code: S342; 01
First transmission date: 23-02-1985
Published: 1985
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Duration: 00:28:00
Note: Loan copy available on compilation video S342/1,2,3,4,5,6.
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Producer: Barrie Whatley
Contributors: Michael Mortimer; Kiki Warr
Publisher: BBC Open University
Keyword(s): 1,2 dichloroethane; Acetylene; Chlorine; Equilibrium yield; Ethine; PVC; Pyrolysis; Reaction rate; Stoichiometry of reaction; Vinyl chloride
Subject terms: Chemical kinetics; Gases kinetic
Footage description: Footage - Chemical equation of 1,2-dichloroethane and vinyl chloride (0'25"-0'33") - Chemical equation of acetylene. Equilibrium yield graph of acetylene from vinyl chloride (0'48"-2'10") - Laboratory. Apparatus used for manufacture of vinyl chloride from 1,2-dichloroethane (2'31"-5'31") - Graph of equilibrium yield. Chemical equation (5'41"-6'16") - Vacuum line. Thermocouple (6'17"-7'54") - Animation of reaction vessel (7'55"-9'05") - 1,2-dichloroethane being added to reaction vessel. Sample loop. Gas chromatograph (9'54"-11'48") - Animation of interior of gas chromatograph (11'49"-15'34") - Chart recorder (15'35"-17'26") - Pressure measurement (18'26"-19'44") - Graph of data from chart recorder. Chemical equation of reactant. Graph of pressure profile (19'45"-21'28") - Computer animation of reaction J (21'48"-22'52").
Master spool number: HOU4585
Production number: FOUS292L
Videofinder number: 2025
Available to public: no