Hydrogen cyanide process and apparatus therefor
US6491876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00159
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalytic process and apparatus therefor for the manufacture of hydrogen cyanide. In the process an oxygen rich oxidant stream and at least one oxidant-free feed stream containing methane and ammonia are separately preheated and rapidly mixed to form a detonable mixed stream at a temperature which is at least 50° C. below the autoignition temperature of the mixed stream. The mixed stream is then conveyed to a catalyst capable of catalyzing the formation of hydrogen cyanide at such a velocity that detonation is avoided. The process is more energy efficient and gives rise to an effluent stream containing more hydrogen than the conventional Andrussow process.
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