The Chemetry eShuttleTM Process: Manufacturing ethylene dichloride with less energy and without a toxic intermediate

This case study based on the Chemetry eShuttle process that won a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (Small Business) in 2018. This process results in the production of ethylene dichloride (EDC) with reduced energy use and less toxicity by eliminating production of elemental chlorine. This is a nice application of electrochemistry, which is covered at the end of the second semester of general chemistry. It will allow students to calculate cell potentials and compare the two processes (traditional with chlor-alkali, and eShuttle) using green chemistry principles.