Irreversible reaction
CHN+NaOHgivesNaCN+H2O
- Direction
- Irreversible
- Processes
- 1
- Stated as
- Fixed conversion
- Element balance
- Checked: balances
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Species
| Species | Name | CAS | Role | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | Hydrogen cyanide | 74-90-8 | reactant | -1 |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide | 1310-73-2 | reactant | -1 |
| NaCN | Sodium cyanide | 143-33-9 | product | 1 |
| H2O | Water | 7732-18-5 | product | 1 |
In the processes
NEUTRHCN + NaOH(aq) → NaCN(aq) + H2O- Stated as
- Fixed conversion
- Element balance
- Balances in every element
- Conversion
- 100 % of
HCN(assumed: D-008: caustic in excess (free NaOH kept in the liquor), HCN taken up completely)
Sources
What the processes cite for this reaction, each source once: for the reaction itself, its conversion, its heat of reaction or its catalyst. As the processes write them; DOIs, US patent numbers and web addresses are linked.
US 4,847,062 A (Du Pont, 1989): HCN absorbed in aqueous NaOH keeping free NaOH in the liquor
For the reaction · cited by Solid sodium cyanide from Andrussow HCN (6.25 t/h, 50 kt/a)
D-008: caustic in excess (free NaOH kept in the liquor), HCN taken up completely
For the conversion · cited by Solid sodium cyanide from Andrussow HCN (6.25 t/h, 50 kt/a)