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Treatment/purification of lactam media of reaction

US6579979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D201/16
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Lactam liquid media of reaction which comprise at least one lactam final product, notably &egr;-caprolactam, are treated and purified to convert impurities contained therein into harmless species or species easily removed downstream, by hydrogenating such liquid media of reaction in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and during which hydrogenation the liquid media of reaction have effective lactam-purifying amounts of ammonia dissolved therein.

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