摘要:
A method of producing hydrogen cyanide by the gas-phase reaction of methane with ammonia at elevated temperature and an ammonia/methane ratio of 1.001 to 1.1. The conducting of the gaseous reaction mixture through a corona discharge causes the reaction to start at temperatures below 1000.degree. C. without the action of a catalyst. This results in considerable savings of the necessary investment expenses as well as of the running costs for energy.
摘要:
Chemical reactions, particularly the production of acetylene, are achieved by mixing a hydrocarbon material with a gas-carrying plasma torch issued from an electric arc, and allowing them to react in gaseous phase under a superatmospheric pressure under high turbulence. Preferably the gases thus formed are quenched and washed with liquid hydrocarbons in such a way that washing liquid refluxes into the zone in which the reaction takes place.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an integrated plant which comprises a plant for the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide and a plant for electricity generation, the plant for the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide being connected to the plant for electricity generation via a conduit and electricity being generated in the plant for electricity generation from a product gas obtained in the plant for the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide. This integrated plant affords flexible use of electricity by a method in which, at times of a high electricity supply, the plant for the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide is operated and at least some of the hydrogen and/or gaseous hydrocarbons obtained in addition to hydrogen cyanide is stored and, at times of a low electricity supply, stored hydrogen and/or gaseous hydrocarbons are fed to the plant for electricity generation.
摘要:
A lower hydrocarbon having from one to eight carbon atoms is passed through an electric arc, heated therein above about 1,000* F., and immediately mixed with nitrogen or a nitrogencontaining compound, which mixture immediately reacts to form acetylene, hydrogen cyanide and other products, which products are quenched below about 1,000* F. If desired, the resulting products are further reacted to form acrylonitrile from the further reaction of the acetylene with the hydrogen cyanide present. By not passing the nitrogen-containing compound through the arc during the process, severe errosion of the electrodes is avoided. By passing only the lower hydrocarbon through the arc during the process, it is not necessary to employ any inert arc gas, which would increase the cost of operation and the difficulty of separation of products. Because of lower cost and availability, methane and ammonia are preferred as the two reactants. Nitrogen and other nitrogen-containing compounds are disclosed as suitable nitrogen sources to replace the ammonia. Apparatus features are the combination of a rotating arc heater with a fluidized bed arc effluent quench and feed preheater and, if desired, fluidized bed acrylonitrile from hydrogen and acetylene reactor followed, if desired, by a suitable series of fractionators.
摘要:
A PROCESS FOR CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF A PROCESS GAS INTO A DESIRED PRODUCT GAS CHARACTERIZED BY INTRODUCING A PROCESS GAS AT A VERY HIGH VELOCITY BETWEEN A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED ANNULAR ELECTRODES, ELONGATING AN ARC BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES AND INCREASING THE TURBULENCE WITHIN THE ELECTRODES FORMING AN ARC CHAMBER SO THAT THE RATE OF RECOMBINATION OF THE ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND FREE RADICALS OF THE DISASSOCIATED PROCESS GAS IS INCREASED BY CHEMICAL RECOMBINATION OCCURRING AT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL GAS, THE ARC VOLTAGE EXCEEDS THE ELONGATED TO A LENGTH WHERE THE ARC VOTAGE EXCEEDS THE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES SO THAT THE GAP BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES BREAKS DOWN, THE ARC IS TRANSFERRED TO THE GAP, AND THE PROCESS OF GAP BREAKDOWN AND ARC ELONGATION IS REPEATED CYCLICALLY.