PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND NITRIC ACID FROM NITROUS OXIDE

• Main Authors: ELMORE, DARRICK K, BUSH, GREGORY E, KHRAMOV, MIKHAIL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 21.12.2021
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

There is disclosed a process for preparing adipic acid comprising the step of reacting at least one of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol with nitric acid to produce adipic acid and an offgas comprising at least 10 mol% nitrous oxide (N20). The process further comprises the steps of converting the N20 p...