The Sohio Acrylonitrile Process

Further Reading
B. D. Berber and K. E. Anderson. "Petrochemicals," Modern Petroleum-A Basic Primer of the Industry. Tulsa, OK: Petroleum Publishing Co., 1978.

J. F. Brazdil. "Acrylonitrile," Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition, Vol. 1. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1991.

J. L. Callahan, R. W. Foreman, and F. Veatch. "Process for the Oxidation of Olefins," U.S. Patent No. 2,941,007, June 14, 1960.

J. L. Callahan, R. K. Grasselli, E. C. Milberger, and H. A. Strecker. "Oxidation and Ammoxidation of Propylene Over Bismuth Molybdate Catalyst," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development, 9 (1970): 134-42.

J. F. Henahan, senior editor. "The Chemical Innovators 14. James D. Idol, Jr.-Setting the World of Nitrile Chemistry Afire," Chemical & Engineering News, 49(27) 1971: 16-18.

J. D. Idol, Jr. "Process for the Manufacture of Acrylonitrile," U.S. Patent No. 2,904,580, Sept. 15, 1959.

"Pace Setter in New Acrylonitrile Process," Chemical Week, 88(3) (1961): 39-40.

"Profitable Process Patent," Forbes, 95(5) (1965).

"Sohio Has Shortcut to Acrylonitrile," The Oil and Gas Journal, June 22, 1959, 80-81.

P. H. Spitz. Petrochemicals--The Rise of an Industry. New York: Wiley and Sons, 1988.

F. Veatch, J. L. Callahan, J. D. Idol, Jr., and E. C. Milberger. "New Route to Acrylonitrile," Chemical Engineering Progress, 56(10) (1960): 65-67.

K. Weissermel and H-J. Arpe. "Acrylonitrile," Industrial Organic Chemistry, Second Edition. New York: VCH, 1993.

 

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