Abstract:
Process for the recovery of caprolactam from polycaprolactam by hydrolytic cleavage of polycaprolactam with 5 to 50 parts by weight of water per part by weight of polycaprolactam at a temperature from 200 to 350 DEG C at elevated pressure with the production of an aqueous solution or suspension which contains monomeric caprolactam, its oligomer and optionally polycaprolactam and subsequent removal of monomeric caprolactam from the aqueous solution or suspension by distillation or extraction, the hydrolytic cleavage being carried out at a pH from 5 to 10 with the additional use of alkali metal hydroxide.
Abstract:
A platinum-on-graphite catalyst having a platinum content of from 0.01 to 5% w/w, wherein the graphite support has an apparent density of from 1.7 to 2.2 g/ml and the use thereof as a hydrogenation catalyst.
Abstract:
Caprolactam is purified continuously by passing a 75-95% strength by weight aqueous caprolactam solution together with hydrogen at 50 DEG -95 DEG C. and 1.5-100 bar upward through a fixed-bed supported palladium or nickel catalyst in a tubular zone while maintaining a residence time of from 10 to 100 min.
Abstract:
Platinum catalysts on a graphite support, having a platinum content from 0.01 to 5 % by weight, are characterised in that the graphite support has a grain surface area of from 1 to 30 m /g. … 183 to 600 mu m 15% by volume +/- 15% absolute 68.3 to 183 mu m 30% by volume +/- 20% 31.0 to 68.3 mu m 25% by volume +/- 20% 17.1 to 31.0 mu m 15% by volume +/- 10% 5.2 to 17.1 mu m 12% by volume +/- 10% 5.2 mu m 5% by volume +/- 5% …
Abstract:
5-Membered, 6-membered or 7-membered cyclic imines are prepared by hydrogenating a C2-C4-alkanedinitrile in the liquid phase, at from 180 DEG to 300 DEG C. and under superatmospheric pressure, in the presence of a catalyst, by a process in which an iron catalyst obtained by reduction of an iron oxide with hydrogen at
Abstract:
Saturated primary amines are prepared by reacting a nitrile with hydrogen at elevated temperature under superatmospheric pressure in the presence of ammonia and a metallic iron catalyst which has been obtained by reducing anisometric iron oxide particles with hydrogen at not more than 500 DEG C.
Abstract:
Caprolactam is recovered from caprolactam distillation low boilers or high boilers or mixtures thereof by the following steps: (a) crystallizing a low or high boiler or a mixture thereof to form purified capro-lactam crystals and a mother liquor, (b) separating off the purified caprolactam crystals to leave a mother liquor, (c) recycling from 5 to 90% by weight of the mother liquor of stage (b) into stage (a) and transferring the remainder of the mother liquor into the subsequent stage (d), (d) crystallizing the remaining mother liquor portion from stage (c) to form caprolactam crystals and a mother liquor, separating off the caprolactam crystals of stage (e) (d) and recycling the same into stage (a) to leave a mother liquor, (f) recycling from 20 to 99% by weight of mother liquor of stage (e) into stage (d) and channeling out the remainder of the impurity-containing mother liquor of stage (e).