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. 2017 Dec 15;2(12):9013–9020. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01502

Table 3. Operating Conditions for the One-Step Vapor-Phase Nitrile Reaction of Triglycerides.

feedstock coconut oil
reactor temperature (°C) 400
catalyst vol. (cm3) 3.4
NH3 flow rate (mL min–1) 8.9a
NH3 molar rate (mmol min–1) 0.369
triglyceride molar rate (mmol min–1) 0.092
NH3/triglyceride molar ratio 4
residence timeb (s) 10
NH3 linear velocity (mm s–1) 5
a

NH3 flow rate at room temperature and atmospheric pressure conditions.

b

Calculated from eq 3.