Abstract:
Described is a process for the production and recovery of hydrogen cyanide, which includes recovering hydrogen from a crude hydrogen cyanide product. The process includes forming a crude hydrogen cyanide product and separating the crude hydrogen cyanide product to form an off-gas stream and a hydrogen cyanide product stream. The off-gas stream is further separated to recover hydrogen. The hydrogen cyanide product stream is further processed to recover hydrogen cyanide.
Abstract:
HCN is removed from a gaseous stream, e.g., a synthesis gas stream, by a two stage procedure in which the gaseous stream is first contacted with a specified oxygenated reactant composition to remove the bulk of the HCN, and then the gaseous stream is contacted with a polysulfide solution to reduce further the HCN content of the stream.