Production of nitropauaffins

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THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING NITROGEN DERIVATIVES FROM PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF PASSING AMMONIA AND AN OXIDIZING GAS THROUGH A HEATING ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 800* C. AND ABOUT 1000* C. AND AT A PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 10 AND ABOUT 15 ATMOSPHERES IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC MATERIAL FOR A REACTION TIME EFFECTIVE TO CONVERT A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THE AMMONIA TO NITRIC ACID IN THE VAPOR STATE, CONTACTING THE VAPORS THUS PRODUCED IMMEDIATELY UPON FORMATION WITH AT LEAST ONE GASEOUS PARAFFIN HYDROCARBON AT A TEMPERATURE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE CRACKING TEMPERATURE OF SAID PARAFFIN HYDROCARBON TO FORM THE CORRESPONDING NITROSO-PARAFFIN AND IN AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED TO EFFECT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE CONSUMPTION OF NITRO ACID THUS FORMED, SUBJECTING SAID NITROSO-PARAFFIN TO FURTHER OXIDATION AT A REDUCED TEMPERATURE WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUANTITY OF SAID OXIDIZING GAS TO FORM THE CORRESPONDING NITRO-PARAFFIN, AND RECOVERING SAID NITRO-PARAFFIN.