PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NYLON 6

Application 994/MUMNP/2003 published 2006-07-28, filed 2003-10-27
Process for making nylon 6 in which a feed stream containing a major portion of caprolactam and/or nylon 6 prepolymer and a minor portion of aminocapronitrile is fed to a multistage reactive distillation column in which the feed stream flows countercurrently to a steam stream. Drawing: 5 Sheets Total Pages: 27 Fig. 1

Applicant

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19898, U.S.A.

Inventor

1. JEFFREY D. COHEN 2. STUART B. FERGUSSON 3. ERNEST KEITH MARCHILDON 4. DAVID N. MARKS 5. AHMET TURGUT MUTEL

International Info

Classification: C08G 69/16
Publication Number: WO 02/098953
Application Date: 2002-05-29

Priority Information

09/872,298 U.S.A. 2001-06-01