Light hydrocarbon conversion to acrylonitrile and acetonitrile – a review

Acrylonitrile can be produced by (i) propylene using a bismuth molybdate catalyst and (ii) propane using a MoVTeNb mixed oxide catalyst. Acetonitrile can be synthesized either from C 2 (ethylene and ethane) using Co/HZSM-5 or C 1 (methane) using solid-state-pyrolysis-made GaN.