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NB PLANT: CHEMISTRY OF THE PROCESS

NB MAIN REACTION
C6H6 + HNO3 C6H5NO2 + H2O+ Heat

Benzene Nitric acid Nitrobenzene

BY-PRODUCT FORMATION
(1) Oxidation & Nitration:
C6H6 + 3HNO3 C6H3(NO2)2OH + HNO2 + 2 H2O +
Heat
Dinitro phenol
(2) Di Nitration:
C6H6 + 2HNO3 C6H4(NO2)2 + 2 H2O + Heat

Dinitro Benzene

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