Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of continuously producing a lactam in high-temperature high-pressure water, and the present invention relates to a method for producing a lactam characterized by selectively synthesizing the lactam without bringing about hydrolysis by introducing an oxime into flowing high-temperature high-pressure water, wherein the lactam is continuously synthesized at a high rate from the oxime in water at a high temperature of at least 250null C. and a high pressure of at least 12 MPa.
Abstract:
In the production of null-caprolactam by contacting cyclohexanone oxime with a solid acid catalyst in the gaseous phase to effect a rearrangement reaction of the cyclohexanone oxime, wherein the solid acid catalyst is produced by calcining a dried catalyst precursor: in a first aspect, the catalyst precursor comprises a zeolite, a crystalline clay mineral and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of an inorganic oxide and a compound which forms the inorganic oxide by calcination, wherein the inorganic oxide comprises an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 4, 13 and 14 of the Periodic Table and wherein the inorganic oxide is other than oxides contained in a crystalline form in the zeolite and the crystalline clay mineral; or in a second aspect, the rearrangement reaction is effected in the presence of a polyhydric alcohol derivative represented by the following formula: R1nullOnullR2nullOH (wherein: R1 represents a C1-C5 alkyl group or a phenyl group, and R2 represents a C2-C5 alkylene group).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to porous catalysts comprising layered silicate and metal oxides, and a method of preparing &egr;-caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime using the catalyst. This new catalyst can resolve the environmental and safety problems arising from conventional liquid acid process. Also the present catalyst solves the problem of short lifetime of current solid acid catalysts. Moreover, the present catalyst provides higher selectivity and yield.
Abstract:
Laurolactam having high quality is produced by reacting cyclododecanone with a hydroxylamine salt of a mineral acid, and converting the resultant cyclododecanoneoxime to laurolactam through the Beckmann rearrangement reaction, wherein a content of each of oxygen atom-containing C12 organic compounds, for example, cyclododecenone or epoxycyclododecane, and cycloaliphatic unsaturated C12 hydrocarbon compounds, contained, as an impurity, in the staring cyclododecanone material, is controlled to 1,000 ppm or less.
Abstract:
A method for producing a lactam by using an organic solvent as a substrate solution, which makes it possible to introduce a high-concentration oxime into flowing high-temperature and high-pressure water, thereby allowing the high-concentration lactam to be synthesized with a high efficiency. With this method, the lactam is continuously synthesized at a high rate from the oxime under high-temperature and high-pressure water mixture conditions within a temperature range of no less than 250null C. and a pressure range of no less than 15 MPa.
Abstract:
A method is provided for producing null-caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime by using a zeolite or non-zeolitic material as a catalyst under gas phase reaction conditions. The method comprises a reaction step converting cyclohexanone oxime into null-caprolactam in the presence of the zeolite or non-zeolitic material; and a regeneration step of treating the zeolite or non-zeolitic material with a non-oxidizing gas at a temperature of from about 100null C. to about 600null C.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing &egr;-caprolactam which comprises the step of treating, with water, a reaction product containing 1-aza-2-alkoxy-1-cycloheptene, which is obtained by gas phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction of cyclohexanone oxime using a solid catalyst in the presence of alcohol, to eliminate the 1-aza-2-alkoxy-1-cycloheptene. The resulting &egr;-caprolactam usually has a 1-aza-2-alkoxy-1-cycloheptene content of 100 ppm or less, preferably 25 ppm or less, more preferably 10 ppm or less and, therefore, has low free basicity and good qualities.
Abstract:
A process for producing &egr;-caprolactam is provided which comprises the steps of subjecting cyclohexanone oxime to a gaseous phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction in a fluidized bed system using a solid catalyst and re-generating the catalyst, wherein said process comprises a step of treating the catalyst with an oxygen-containing gas at an elevated temperature in a re-generation step so that the nitrogen content of the catalyst falls within a range of 10 ppm to 2,500 ppm on its way to the reaction step from the re-generating step. According to the present invention, &egr;-caprolactam is produced with a high conversion or a high selectivity without interrupting the rearrangement reaction or the re-generation step.
Abstract:
.epsilon.-Caprolactam is prepared by bringing cyclohexanone oxime into contact in gas phase with solid catalysts such as a zeolite catalyst in the presence of at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, methylamines and .epsilon.-caprolactam.
Abstract:
A process for the selective surface dealumination of a zeolite having a Constraint Index greater than 1 by contacting the zeolite with dicarboxylic acid, such as oxalic acid.