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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2019
Aquafil S.p.a., Arco, IT;
Genomatica Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Michele Cecchetto, Arco, IT;
Anacleto Dal Moro, Arco, IT;
Lauri Hannunpoika Suominen, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Japs, San Diego, CA (US);
AQUAFIL S.P.A., Arco, IT;
GENOMATICA INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A new process for the production of epsilon caprolactam (CPL) from 6-aminocaproic acid (6-ACA) can be obtained either from traditional petro chemical processes or can be obtained from biochemical processes. With the proposed process, the reaction time for conversion of 6-aminocaproic acid to the Nylon 6 monomer is shorter and significant energy savings are possible which is advantageous for industrial scale production. The conversion of 6-aminocaproic acid to the Nylon 6 monomer runs at atmospheric pressure and in the final product epsilon caprolactam with no oligomers formation of significance is obtained.