Caprolactam/Hydroxylamine

The initial steps of Caprolactam / Hydroxylamine production are similar to the production of NOx in the Oswald-method. These materials are pre-cursors for Nylon 66 production.

Caprolactam and Hydroxylamine are intermediate compounds in the production of synthetic polyamide fibres. Although the process types can differ in detail for various technologies the first stage in this process is always an as efficient as possible oxidation of ammonia into nitrogen monoxide. Platinum-Rhodium catalyst gauzes are the best of choice to establish a high efficiency in this process step.