Catalytic destruction of organic volatile nitrogen compounds
- Allied Signal Inc., Des Plaines, IL (United States)
A family of catalysts has been identified for purification of industrial gas streams which are contaminated with odorous and/or toxic volatile nitrogen compounds (VNC). Temperature-conversion curves were measured for destruction of a series of organic VNC`s in moist air at 15,000 hr {sup {minus}1} gas hourly space velocity (STP), and the yields of N{sub 2}, N{sub 2}O, and total NO{sub x} (NO + NO{sub 2}) were measured. The VNCs of interest included primary, secondary and tertiary amines, ethylenediamine, ethanolamine, acetonitrile, dimethylfomamide, pyridine, piperidine and aniline. The ease of destruction of these compounds over a monolithic platinum VNC catalyst as reflected in the temperature required or 95% conversion, ranged from n-propylamine (234{degrees}C) to acetonitrile (343{degrees}C). Selectivity to N{sub 2} plus N{sub 2}O at the temperatures of 95% conversion decreased with increasing T-95 from 93% to 46%. Additional studies were done with triethylamine at several space velocities with the VNC catalyst and with some related PT catalysts. The results of these tests suggest that N{sub 2}, N{sub 2}O, and NO{sub x} (NO + NO{sub 2}) are formed by at least three competitive reaction pathways.
- OSTI ID:
- 142039
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930304-; TRN: 93:003688-1729
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 205. American Chemical Society national meeting, Denver, CO (United States), 28 Mar - 2 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of 205th ACS national meeting; PB: 1951 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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