Abstract:
.epsilon.-Caprolactam is prepared by subjecting cyclohexanone oxime in a gas phase to a catalytic reaction using zeolite catalysts in the presence of water and at least one compound selected from alcohols and ether compounds.
Abstract:
A process is provided for catalytically converting cyclohexanone oxime to epsilon caprolactam. The conversion is characterized by exceptionally high selectivity and reduced rate of catalyst aging, even at single pass conversion above 90 percent. The conversion catalyst is a medium pore size crystalline zeolite exemplified by ZSM-5 which has low acid activity. Recycling unconverted oxime provides excellent ultimate yield of caprolactam.
Abstract:
A process for the catalyzed conversion of oximes such as cyclohexanone oxime to amides such as caprolactam via a high conversion, high selectivity, long catalyst lifetime reaction over a HAMS-1B crystalline borosilicate-based catalyst composition.
Abstract:
Treatment of process waste waters to be discharged from a lactam manufacturing plant by stepwise concentration in two steps under suitable conditions, extraction of lactam from the concentrate with an organic solvent, oxidative combustion of the extract residue and conversion of sulfur dioxide formed into sulfuric acid can save losses of lactams, organic solvents and sulfur containing compounds to a considerable extent and render the waste waters no longer harmful.
Abstract:
In a process for the preparation of lactam from cycloalkanone comprising reacting said alkanone with hydroxylamine sulfate to form the corresponding cycloalkanone oxime followed by Beckman rearrangement to yield said lactam and neutralization of the sulfuric acid formed by ammonia whereby ammonium sulfate is formed as a byproduct, the improvement which comprises reacting said ammonium sulfate with an alkaline-earth metal oxide or hydroxide to form an alkaline earth metal sulfate and ammonia, heating said alkaline-earth metal sulfate to decompose it into said alkaline-earth metal oxide and sulfur dioxide and/or sulfur trioxide, converting said sulfur dioxide and/or sulfur trioxide into sulfuric acid, whereby said sulfuric acid and said ammonia are capable of reuse in said process.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR REARRANGING CYCLODODECANONEOXIME INTO PURE CYCLODODECALACTAME, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT THE OXIME, CONVERTED INTO OXIME CHLORHYDRATE, IS MADE INTO A SOLUTION WITH A SELECTIVE SOLVENT, IN THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL QUANTITY OF CATALYST, CHOSEN FROM THE GROUP OF ACID HALIDES AND OXYHALIDES, AND THEN HEATED TO A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 65 AND 110* C. FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS, THE RESULTING HYDROCHLORIC ACID IS DRAWN OFF BY MEANS OF A FLOW OF GAS WHILE MAINTAINING THE REFLUX TEMPERATURE OF THE SOLVENT, THE REACTION MIXTURE IS WASHED WHILE HOT WITH AN ALKALINE AQUEOUS SOLUTION, THE ORGANIC PHASE CONTAINING THE LACTAME IS WASHED IN HOT WATER UNTIL BECOMES NEUTRAL, AND THE LACTAME IS RECOVERED BY CRYSTALLIZATION OR DISTILLATION OF THE SOLVENT. THE QUANTITY OF CATALYST USED RANGES FROM 0.5 TO 5%, AND PREFERABLY 1 TO 2%, OF THE WEIGHT OF OXIME. THE SOLVENT IS PREFERABLY SELECTED FROM ALKANES, CYCLOALKANES, SUBSTITUTED ALKANE AND CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVES, AND HALOGENATED ALKANE AND CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVES.
Abstract:
BORON TRIOXIDE SUPPORTED ON THORIA HAVING A SURFACE AREA OF AT LEAST ABOUT 100 SQUARE METERS PER GRAM PROVIDES A CATALYST PARTICULARLY USEFUL INTHE VAPOR PHASE, CATALYTIC REARRANGEMENT OF CYCLIC KETOXIMES TO THE CORRESPONDING LACTAMS; FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE VAPOR PHASE PROCESS FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF CYCLOTHEXANONE OXIME TO CAPROLACTAM.