Hydrocyanic Acid (HCN) Production

The sections in this article are Introduction The Andrussow Process History Fundamentals Production of Liquid Hydrocyanic Acid Pressure Variant Oxygen Variant Ammonia Recycling Reactor and Catalyst The BMA Process Overview Development of the Catalyst Development of the BMA Tubes Reactor Design Mechanism and Kinetics of HCN formation in the BMA and Andrussow Processes Kinetics and Mechanism of the BMA Process Thermodynamic Context HCN and N2 Formation Coke Formation On the Role of Gas-Phase Reactions Catalytically Active Centers Kinetics and Mechanism of the Andrussow Process Thermodynamic Relationships HCN Formation HCN Hydrolysis Catalytically Active Centers Final Remarks Keywords: shawinigan process; Andrussow process; BMA process; reactor design and development; thermodynamics; high temperatures catalysis