REDUCTION OF ORGANONITRILE IMPURITY LEVELS IN HCN FROM AN OXYGEN ANDRUSSOW PROCESS

• Main Authors: RENNER, Martin, J, LIU, Aiguo, STAHLMAN, Brent, J, FORSYTH, Stewart
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.10.2017
• Subjects: AMMONIA; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; CYANOGEN; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY

The invention provides an oxygen Andrussow process for production of hydrogen cyanide from a methane-containing feedstock such as natural gas in the presence of oxygen and ammonia over a platinum catalyst, wherein the production of byproduct organonitrile impurities, such as acrylonitrile, is reduce...