Nitrilotri chelating agent

Nowack, B., and A. T. Stone, Degradation of nitrilotris(methylene-phosphoric acid) and related amino(phosphonate) chelating agents in the presence of manganese and molecular oxygen , Environ. Sci. Technol., 34,4759-4765 (2000). 

In 2004 HCN was consumed in the following applications adiponitrile (for nylon 6/6) 50 percent, acetone cyanohydrin (for methyl methacrylate) 28 percent, methionine 7 percent, sodium cyanide 6 percent, cyanuric chloride 3 percent, chelating agents 2 percent, and miscellaneous (including nitrilotri-acetic acid and salts) 4 percent.261... 

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