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Manufacture of concentrated aqueous (meth)acrylamide solutions by catalytic addition of water to (meth)acrylonitrile

US3956387A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 1974
Grant dateMay 11, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 10, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J23/72
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

By adding water to (meth)acrylonitrile there is formed a concentrated aqueous (meth)acrylamide solution, the addition being effected in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst at elevated temperature and in aqueous (meth)acrylamide/(meth)acrylonitrile solution at an initial ratio of amide to nitrile of from 1:1 to 1:7.

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