Abstract: An illustrated view of an exemplary straw cleaning system for cleaning and sanitizing a straw as well as for providing a clean container to store the straw. The straw cleaning system has a straw with an expandable area. The straw is placed in a straw holder. The straw holder having a hole in the bottom to drain liquid of the straw. A straw brush is then placed into the straw and cap of the straw brush is coupled to the straw container. The cap fits around an outside of the straw holder to seal the straw in the straw holder. The straw brush has a brush with soft bristles for cleaning residue from inside of the straw.

Abstract: A process for the conversion of a hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of propylene, isobutylene, propane, isobutane or mixtures thereof, to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, or mixtures thereof, the process comprising the step of reacting in the vapor phase at an elevated temperature and pressure said hydrocarbon with a molecular oxygen-containing gas and ammonia, in the presence of a molybdenum-based ammoxidation catalyst and a catalyst modifier, wherein said catalyst modifier comprises a molybdate or a polymolybdate of at least one element M selected from the group consisting of cesium, rubidium, potassium, sodium, thallium, lithium, nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium, copper, magnesium, manganese, cerium and phosporus, and wherein the ratio of the M elements to Mo in the molybdate or polymolybdate is greater than the ratio for these M elements to Mo in the molybdenum-based catalyst.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for the oxidation and ammoxidation of hydrocarbons comprising a plurality of silica sol particles with different average particle sizes, and a complex of metal catalytic oxides having the formula: AaBbCcBidMOeOx, wherein ??(i) A is one or more of Li, Na, K, Cs, Rb, In, and TI B is one or more of Ni, Mn, Co, Mg, Ca, and Zn C is one or more of Fe, Cr, Ce, Cu, V, W, Sb, Sn, Ge, P, B, Ga, Te, Nb, and Ta, a is 0.0-1.0 b is 0.0-12.0 c is 1.0-12.0 d is 0.0-2.0 e is 12.0-14.0; or AaBbSb12Ox, wherein ??(ii) A is one or more of Fe, Cr, Ce, V, U, Sn, Ti, Ga, and Nb B is one or more of Mo, W, Co, Cu, Te, Bi, Ni, Ca, and Ta a is 0.1-16 b is 0.0-12.0. In both (i) and (ii), the value of x depends on the oxidation state of the metals used. Furthermore, a process for producing said ammoxidation catalyst is disclosed.