An overview of caprolactam synthesis. Issue 4 (2nd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Rawesh; Shah, Sneha; Paramita Das, Prangya; Bhagavanbhai, Gami Girish Kumar; Al Fatesh, Ahmed; Chowdhury, Biswajit
• Is Part Of: Catalysis reviews. Volume 61:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 516
• Page End: 594
• Publication Date: 2019-10-02
• Subjects: Caprolactam -- Homogeneous catalysis -- Heterogeneous catalysis -- Biorenewable resources -- Cyclohexanone Oxime; Catalysis -- Periodicals; 541.39505
• DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2019.1650876
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-4940

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Caprolactam is the precursor of many industrial chemical productions as in nylon industry, plastic industry, paint industry, lysine synthesis and cross-linking for polyurethanes. The production of caprolactam has been focus much from last three decades among the scientific community to fulfill the industrial need under environment precautions. Herein a sequential and explanatory review broadly covering the transformation of a different substrate as cyclohexanone oxime, cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and biorenewable sources into caprolactam is presented. For every substrate, a wide range of catalyst including homogeneous as well as the heterogeneous system has been deeply considered. This study will be helpful for developing alternative industrial route for production of caprolactam. Graphical abstract: