Process for the synthesis of nitriles
AssigneeHaldor TopsøE A/S
InventorsPoul Erik Højlund Nielsen, Burcin Temel McKenna, John Bøgild Hansen, Rasmus Munksgård Nielsen
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Abstract
In a process for the synthesis of a nitrile by endothermic catalyzed reaction of ammonia with a hydrocarbon using heating obtained by passing an alternating current through a metallic coil, the endothermic reaction between ammonia and the hydrocarbon takes place in a reactor with direct inductive heating in the reaction zone. The heating is extremely fast, which makes the reaction practically instantaneous.
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A process for the synthesis of a nitrile by catalyzed reaction of ammonia with a hydrocarbon using heating obtained by passing an alternating current through a metallic coil in a synthesis reactor with a catalyst,
- wherein the endothermic reaction between ammonia and the hydrocarbon takes place in the synthesis reactor with direct inductive heating in a reaction zone,
- wherein the coil is mounted within the synthesis reactor, and all of the catalyst is placed inside the coil.
A process for the synthesis of a nitrile by catalyzed reaction of ammonia with a hydrocarbon using heating obtained by passing an alternating current through a metallic coil in a synthesis reactor with a catalyst,
- wherein the endothermic reaction between ammonia and the hydrocarbon takes place in the synthesis reactor with direct inductive heating in a reaction zone,
- wherein the coil is mounted within the synthesis reactor, and the catalyst is placed inside the coil,
- wherein the coil is made of Fe—Cr—Al alloy wire.
A process for the synthesis of a nitrile by catalyzed reaction of ammonia with a hydrocarbon using heating obtained by passing an alternating current through a metallic coil in a synthesis reactor with a catalyst,
- wherein the endothermic reaction between ammonia and the hydrocarbon takes place in the synthesis reactor with direct inductive heating in a reaction zone,
- wherein the coil is a wire comprising at least one selected from copper, constantan, an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy, and a copper-manganese-nickel alloy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.