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What are the impurities present in the acrylonitrile column in the manufacture of acrylonitrile from propylene-ammonia-air oxidation process?(a) Saturated alcohol(b) Saturated carboxylic isocyanide(c) Saturated carboxylic cyanohydrin(d) Dust particlesI had been asked this question in a job interview.My question comes from C3 Compounds in division Synthetic Organic Chemical Industries of Chemical Technology

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Correct choice is (c) Saturated carboxylic cyanohydrin

To explain I would say: Impurities in the final ACRYLONITRILE COLUMN which give TROUBLE are saturated carboxylic cyanohydrins (HO-R-CN). These dissociate to form VOLATILE contaminants.



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