Ammonia composition and process therefor and therewith
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsTimothy P. Stauffer, Gregory P. Shankwitz
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Abstract
A composition, a process for producing the composition, and a process for producing a nitrile are disclosed. The composition is substantially anhydrous or free of water and comprises ammonia and an anti-foaming agent. The composition can be produced by contacting substantially anhydrous ammonia with an anti-foaming amount of an anti-foaming agent. The process for producing a nitrile comprises contacting a hydrocarbon with the composition disclosed herein.
Claims20
A composition comprising ammonia and an anti-foaming agent wherein said composition is substantially free of water and said anti-foaming agent is present in said composition in the range of from about 1 to about 5000 mg per kg of ammonia.
A process comprising contacting an ammonia-containing fluid with an anti-foaming agent to produce a foam-suppressed ammonia and vaporizing said foam-suppressed ammonia wherein said fluid is substantially free of water or is substantially anhydrous and said anti-foaming agent is present in said composition in the range of from about 1 to about 5000 mg per kg of ammonia.
A process comprising contacting an oxygen-containing fluid and a hydrocarbon with an ammonia vapor composition under a condition sufficient to effect the production of a nitrile wherein said composition comprises ammonia and an anti-foaming agent and is substantially free of water and said anti-foaming agent is present in said composition in the range of from about 1 to about 5000 ma per kg of ammonia.
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