Understanding the role of designed solid acid sites in the low-temperature production of ϵ-Caprolactam
Understanding the role of designed solid acid sites in the low-temperature production of ϵ-Caprolactam
Modern society is placing increasing demands on commodity chemicals, driven by the ever‐growing global population and the desire for improved standards of living. As the polymer industry grows, a sustainable route to ϵ‐caprolactam, the precursor to the recyclable nylon‐6 polymer, is becoming increasingly important. To this end, we have designed and characterized a recyclable SAPO catalyst using a range of characterization techniques, to achieve near quantitative yields of ϵ‐caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime. The catalytic process operates under significantly less energetically demanding conditions than other widely practiced industrial processes.
Beckmann rearrangement, aluminophosphates, heterogeneous catalysis, solid acid, sustainable chemistry
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Potter, Matthew
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Chapman, Stephanie
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O'Malley, Alexander J.
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Levy, Alan
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Carravetta, Marina
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Mezza, Thomas M.
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Parker, Stewart F
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Raja, Robert
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8 June 2017
Potter, Matthew
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Chapman, Stephanie
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O'Malley, Alexander J.
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Levy, Alan
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Carravetta, Marina
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Mezza, Thomas M.
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Potter, Matthew, Chapman, Stephanie, O'Malley, Alexander J., Levy, Alan, Carravetta, Marina, Mezza, Thomas M., Parker, Stewart F and Raja, Robert
(2017)
Understanding the role of designed solid acid sites in the low-temperature production of ϵ-Caprolactam.
ChemCatChem, 9 (11), .
(doi:10.1002/cctc.201700516).
Abstract
Modern society is placing increasing demands on commodity chemicals, driven by the ever‐growing global population and the desire for improved standards of living. As the polymer industry grows, a sustainable route to ϵ‐caprolactam, the precursor to the recyclable nylon‐6 polymer, is becoming increasingly important. To this end, we have designed and characterized a recyclable SAPO catalyst using a range of characterization techniques, to achieve near quantitative yields of ϵ‐caprolactam from cyclohexanone oxime. The catalytic process operates under significantly less energetically demanding conditions than other widely practiced industrial processes.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 May 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 May 2017
Published date: 8 June 2017
Keywords:
Beckmann rearrangement, aluminophosphates, heterogeneous catalysis, solid acid, sustainable chemistry
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Chemistry, Magnetic Resonance, FIMS
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Local EPrints ID: 410647
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410647
ISSN: 1867-3880
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Stewart F Parker
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