Method for purifying lactams

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6100396
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09230588

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A method for purifying lactams by liquid-liquid extraction and/or processing with an ion exchange resin is disclosed. The method is useful for purifying lactams produced by the cyclising vapour-phase hydrolysis of an aliphatic aminonitrile, and comprises removing the major part of the ammonia before subjecting the lactam to liquid-liquid extraction by means of a solvent including an acidic solvent and/or contacting said lactam with a cation exchange resin. In most applications of the lactam, it is preferable to carry out a hydrogenation step on the compounds of the lactam solution comprising unsaturations, prior to or in addition to the liquid-liquid extraction step and/or the acidic resin contact step. The purification method may also include an oxidation step in addition to or instead of the hydrogenation step. Said method is preferably combined with a distillation step in the presence of a base.

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RHODIA FIBER AND RESIN INTERMEDIATES25 QUAI PAUL DOUMER F-92408 COURBEVOIE CEDEX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gayet, Hubert Villeurbanne, FR 7 25
Leconte, Philippe Meyzieu, FR 45 246
Perrona, Philippe Montluel, FR 4 33

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