Hydrogen Cyanide Produced from Coal and Ammonia

Hydrogen c y a n i d e (HCN) h a s been one of t h e c o u n t r y ' s s t r o n g e s t growth pe t rochemica ls i n r e c e n t y e a r s . U . S . p r o d u c t i o n h a s i n c r e a s e d from 174 m i l l i o n pounds i n 1960 to 350 m i l l i o n pounds i n 1964, a 1 0 0 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e over t h e 4-year p e r i o d . The growth of p r o d u c t i o n of hydrogen c y a n i d e h a s been d i r e c t l y ' r e l a t e d t o t h e e x p a n s i o n i n p r o d u c t i o n of s y n t h e t i c t e x t i l e s from a c r y l o n i t r i l e . R e l a t i v e growth and p r o d u c t i o n of hydrogen c y a n i d e and a c r y l o n i t r i l e i s a s f o l l o w s :.