Andrussow process

[1] It involves the reaction of methane, ammonia, and oxygen.

[2] Hydrogen cyanide is highly valued for the production or acrylonitrile and adiponitrile, as well as alkali metal salts such as potassium cyanide.

The change of enthalpy of this reaction is equal to -481.06 kJ.

These side reactions can be minimized by only short exposures to the catalyst of the order of 0.0003 s.[4] The process is based on a reaction that was discovered by Leonid Andrussow in 1927.

In the following years he developed the process that is named after him.