PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF FREE HYDROXYLAMINE

摘要

A process is disclosed for producing an aqueous solution of free hydroxylamine. A solution obtained by treating an hydroxylammonium salt with a base is treated with water or water vapour at a temperature ? 80 C, so as to separate the solution into an aqueous hydroxylamine fraction and a salt fraction. This process is soft and easy to implement on a Large scale. The risk of decomposition is minimised because of the low thermal stresses, the low hydroxylamine concentration and the sho rt dwelling time during implementation of the process.