Edward F. Moran - Gibbstown NJ Ronald J. McKinney - Wilmington DE
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
C07C 5514
US Classification:
562590
Abstract:
Waste nylon 6 and/or nylon 6,6 are converted to adipic acid monomer by depolymerization with an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid to form alkylamides followed by oxidation of the alkylamides to adipic acid.