EFFECT OF WATER-VAPOR IN THE CATALYTIC DESTRUCTION OF CYANOGEN CHLORIDE

Authors
AGARWAL SK SPIVEY JJ TEVAULT DE
Citation
Sk. Agarwal et al., EFFECT OF WATER-VAPOR IN THE CATALYTIC DESTRUCTION OF CYANOGEN CHLORIDE, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1993, pp. 911-912
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
911 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1993):11<911:EOWITC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The effect of water vapour on the catalytic destruction of cyanogen ch loride (CNCl) over a commercial Pt/alpha-alumina catalyst is to increa se the overall conversion of CNCl, apparently by hydrolysis, providing a reaction path parallel to oxidation; the presence of water vapour a lso lowers the apparent activation energy for CNCl destruction, and th e selectivity for CO formation is negligible in the presence of water vapour.