Catalytic Gauzes

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Nitric acid is a major basic chemical widely produced throughout the world. It is the basis of ammonium nitrate fertilizer production, nitrate explosive production and various other complex acid products. As an unwanted byproduct, nitric acid plants create large amounts of the greenhouse gas N2O, commonly referred to as laughing gas. Heraeus is offering primary and, secondary catalytic solutions, which reduce N2O emissions by 90%.

Hydrogen Cyanide is manufactured using the Andrussow process, where air, ammonia and methane are reacted on a Platinum gauze system. Cyanide is used widely in the nylon and acrylic glass industries, as well as being used for the heap leaching process in mining.

Caprolactam and Hydroxylamine are intermediate compounds in the production of synthetic polyamide fibres. Although the process types can differ in detail for various technologies the first stage in this process is always the oxidation of ammonia into nitrogen monoxide. Platinum-Rhodium catalyst gauzes are the go to solution to establish a high efficiency in this process step.

Your Benefits

• Supporting the customers with solutions along their entire value chain
• Increasing the customers’ process efficiency through experience and technical expertise
• Highest and stable quality standards ensure a continual production process for the customers
• Closed precious metals cycle: security of supply, precious metal refining, and an optimized capital commitment, as a service from a single source

Application Examples

• Production of ammonium nitrate fertilizer
• Usage in nylon and acrylic glass industries
• Reduction of N₂O emissions
• Production of nylon 66