Chemistry - A cleaner way to nylon?

被引:68
作者
Mokaya, R [1 ]
Poliakoff, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Chem, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
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10.1038/4371243a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The polymer nylon-6 is much in demand. An innovation in producing the precursor molecule, ε-caprolactam, involves a one-step process that is environmentally benign and may be scaled up for bulk production.
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页码:1243 / 1244
页数:2
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