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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000

Filed:

Dec. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Richard Allen Hayes, Brentwood, TN (US);

David Neil Marks, Newark, DE (US);

Maria Van Eijndhoven, Bear, DE (US);

Assignee:

E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528332 ; 528310 ; 528312 ; 528315 ; 528322 ; 528323 ; 528324 ; 528335 ; 528336 ;
Abstract

A process for the hydrolysis of a dinitrile (e.g., adiponitrile) utilizing a dicarboxylic acid (e.g., adipic acid) as the sole catalyst followed by addition of a diamine (e.g., hexamethylenediamine) and heating to produce polymerization. Such a process is particularly usefull in the production of nylon 6,6 having a low BHMT content and improved melt stability.


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