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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
Wim Buijs, Schinnen, NL;
Henricus Franciscus Wilhelmus Wolters, Echt, NL;
Wim Buijs, Schinnen, NL;
Henricus Franciscus Wilhelmus Wolters, Echt, NL;
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the preparation ε-caprolactam starting from 6-aminocapronitrile by hydrolysis/oligomerisation followed by de-oligomerisation/cyclisation using superheated steam characterized in that the hydrolysis/oligomerisation is performed with superheated steam converting 6-aminocapronitrile into a molten phase and a gas phase comprising ammonia, ammonia is continuously separated off and the de-oligomerisation/cyclisation is performed by treating the molten phase further with superheated steam. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of ε-caprolactam starting from 6-aminocapronitrile by hydrolysis/oligomerisation followed by de-oligomerisation/cyclisation characterized in that the preparation is performed in a horizontal scraped-surface reactor, the hydrolysis/oligomerisation is performed with superheated steam converting 6-aminocapronitrile into a molten phase and a gas phase comprising ammonia, ammonia is continuously separated off and the de-oligomerisation/cyclisation is performed by treating the molten phase further with superheated steam.