Abstract:
Method for making caprolactam from 6-aminocapronitrile that contains greater than 500 ppm tetrahydroazepine and its derivatives (THA) in which the THA is not removed from the method until after the caprolactam is produced.
Abstract:
A process for synthesizing a beta -lactam in water at a high temperature under a high pressure; and a process for producing a beta -lactam. Namely, a process for synthesizing a ss-lactam characterized by reacting a beta -amino acid in water at a high temperature under a high pressure, wherein the beta -lactam is synthesized at a high rate by cyclizing the beta -amino acid in water at a high temperature of 200 DEG C or more under a high pressure of 10 Mpa or more; and a process for producing a beta -lactam characterized by synthesizing the beta -lactam by reacting a beta -amino acid in water at a high temperature under a high pressure and then separating and purifying the beta -lactam with the use of a column separating agent.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for purifying lactams, more particularly lactams obtained by cyclizing hydrolysis of aminonitrile. More particularly, the invention concerns the purification of epsilon -caprolactam obtained by cyclizing hydrolysis of aminocapronitrile which consists in eliminating the ammonia from the reaction medium of the hydrolysis then in recuperating the lactam from said medium in purified form. Said recuperation is carried out by performing at least a distillation of the lactam in the presence of a base producing optionally a fronts fraction comprising compounds more volatile than the lactam, a fraction comprising the lactam to be recuperated to the degree of desired purity and a distillation tails comprising the lactam and compounds less volatile than the lactam. The distillation tails are treated by various processes such as evaporation in thin layers to recuperate the major part of the comprised caprolactam and recycling the latter in the purification process. The invention enables a high rate of recuperation of the caprolactam contained in the hydrolysis medium, while observing the required criteria of purity.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing caprolactam, characterized in that a) a mixture (I) containing 6-aminocapronitrile and water in the liquid phase is converted into a mixture (II) containing caprolactam, ammonia, water, high boilers and low boilers in the presence of a catalyst; b) ammonia is then removed from mixture (II), leaving a mixture (III) containing caprolactam, water, high boilers and low boilers; c) water is then removed from mixture (III) leaving a mixture (IV) containing caprolactam, high boilers and low boilers, and d) a solid (V) containing caprolactam is obtained from mixture (IV) by crystallization, the proportion by weight of caprolactam in the solid (V) being greater than that in the mixture (IV).
Abstract:
A process for the production of N-methyl pyrrolidone using gamma butyrolactone and mixed methylamines as starting materials, in a continuous process, in such operating conditions as to allow the production of high purity N-methyl pyrrolidone in high yields.
Abstract:
Process for preparing an aqueous mixture of epsilon -caprolactam and 6-aminocaproic acid and or 6-aminocaproamide which involves, as the reductive amination step, contacting 5-formylvaleric acid and/or an alkyl 5-formylvalerate in water as solvent with hydrogen and an excess of ammonia in the presence of a ruthenium on carrier, as a catalyst, wherein the carrier is titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, graphite or carbon and the catalyst also contains at least one of the metals of group 8-11, or a compound of these metals. The aqueous mixture can be used to prepare epsilon -caprolactam.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for treating lactams. Said method enables in particular to modify the chemical nature of impurities contained in a medium containing lactams either for transforming them into non-troublesome compounds or extractable compounds in subsequent purifying operations. It consists in hydrogenating in the presence of ammonia the medium containing the lactam.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for separating water from an aqueous lactam solution, more particularly applicable to a mixture derived from the reaction between an aminonitrile and water (reaction which is also called cyclizing hydrolysis). It concerns a method for separating water from an aqueous lactam solution, method which is economical both in terms of the necessary investment for its implementation and in terms of operational costs.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of 1-alkyl-3-methylpiperidone-2 and 1-alkyl-5-methylpiperidone-2 from 2-methylglutaronitrile wherein the selectivity of the process to bis-1,5-(methylamido)-3-methylpentane is less than 8%.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of essentially shaped bodies containing a catalytically active oxide as a catalyst comprising no soluble constituent, under the reaction conditions, for the production of cyclic lactams by reacting aminocarboxylic acid nitriles with water in aqueous phase, in a fixed bed reactor. This catalyst is composed of shaped bodies which can be obtained by shaping the oxide into shaped bodies and by treating the oxide with an acid which is hardly soluble, having 0.1 to 30 % by weight of the oxide, before or after the shaping process.