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Caprolactam molecule used to synthesize Nylon 6 by ring opening polymerization
Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide. Unlike most other nylons, nylon 6 is not a condensation polymer, but instead is formed by ring-opening polymerization; this makes it a special case in the comparison between condensation and addition polymers. Its competition with nylon 6,6 and the example it set have also shaped the economics of the synthetic fibre industry. It is sold under numerous trade names including Perlon (Germany), Dederon (former East Germany),[1] Nylatron, Capron, Ultramid, Akulon, Kapron (former Soviet Union and satellite states), Rugopa (Turkey) and Durethan.
^Rubin, E. (2014), Synthetic Socialism: Plastics and Dictatorship in the German Democratic Republic. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1469615103
Nylon6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide. Unlike most other nylons, nylon6 is not a condensation polymer, but...
is nylon-6,6. Another family, designated nylon-Z, is derived from aminocarboxylic acids of with carbon chain length Z. An example is nylon-[6]. Nylon polymers...
[(CH2)11CONH] → [(CH2)11CONH]n Nylon 12 exhibits properties between short chain aliphatic nylons (e.g., nylon6 and nylon 66) and polyolefins. At 178-180 °C...
Nylon TMDT (also known as Nylon6-3-T) is a type of transparent nylon, useful where transparency and chemical resistance are required in the same application...
Nylon 46 (nylon 4-6, nylon 4/6 or nylon 4,6, PA46, Polyamide 46) is a high heat resistant polyamide or nylon. DSM is the only commercial supplier of this...
The Nylon Curtain is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 23, 1982, and produced by Phil Ramone. The...
Nylon 11 or Polyamide 11 (PA 11) is a polyamide, bioplastic and a member of the nylon family of polymers produced by the polymerization of 11-aminoundecanoic...
approximately five million tons per year, and the vast majority is used to make Nylon6 filament, fiber, and plastics. Caprolactam was first described in the late...
used as an aqueous solution. It is consumed almost exclusively to produce Nylon-6. The oxidation of NH3 to hydroxylamine is a step in biological nitrification...
polymerization of Nylon-6, where it is formed by ring-opening hydrolysis of caprolactam. The crystal structure determination showed that the 6-aminohexanoic...
as nylon. The Zytel product line is based mostly on nylon 66, but also includes grades based on nylon6 as a matrix, long chain nylons such as nylon 610...
of nylon6.6 (polyamide) fibers headquartered in Migdal HaEmek, Israel. NILIT specializes in the polymerization, spinning and texturing of nylon6.6 yarns...
from a nylon factory discovered a strain of Flavobacterium that digests certain byproducts of nylon6 manufacture, such as the linear dimer of 6-aminohexanoate...
The Remington Nylon 66 was a rifle manufactured by Remington Arms from 1959 to 1989. It was one of the earliest mass-produced rifles to feature a stock...
This colorless solid is an important intermediate in the production of nylon6, a widely used polymer. Cyclohexanone oxime can be prepared from the condensation...
this time he developed a keen interest in amide chemistry. He synthesized Nylon6, widely known by its tradename Perlon, on 29 January 1938 whilst working...
step-growth polymerization, which is used to produce the nylon-12/6/66 copolymer of nylon 12, nylon6 and nylon 66, as well as the copolyester family. Copolymers...
rayon (then known as "artificial silk") and after 1940 of nylon. The introduction of nylon in 1939 by chemical company DuPont began a high demand for...
reactive. In terms of quantities produced, 1,6-diaminohexane (a precursor to Nylon6-6) is most important, followed by ethylenediamine. Vicinal diamines (1,2-diamines)...
caprolactam via the oxime. Caprolactam is the feedstock in the production of Nylon6. The Beckmann solution consists of acetic acid, hydrochloric acid and acetic...
of precursors to Nylon 6,6 and Nylon6. About half of the world's supply is converted to adipic acid, one of two precursors for nylon 6,6. For this application...
Polyolefins are compatible with known nylon-6 depolymerization methods. PVC interferes with those processes. Nylon-6 chemistry is well-known and not addressed...
the synthetic work led by Carothers demonstrated that polymers such as nylon and polyester could be prepared by well-understood organic reactions. His...
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