(19)
(11) EP 4 424 748 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/52

(43) Date of publication:
04.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/36

(21) Application number: 22886765.1

(22) Date of filing: 17.10.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08G 69/46(2006.01)
C07D 201/16(2006.01)
C08J 11/16(2006.01)
C07D 201/12(2006.01)
C07D 223/10(2006.01)
C08J 11/22(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
Y02W 30/62; C08G 69/46; C07D 223/10; C07D 201/12; C07D 201/16; C08J 2377/02; C08J 11/14; C08G 69/14; C08J 11/28
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2022/038586
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/074437 (04.05.2023 Gazette 2023/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 29.10.2021 JP 2021178292

(71) Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
Tokyo 103-8666 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMASHITA, Kohei
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 455-8502 (JP)
  • TAKAHASHI, Akihiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 455-8502 (JP)
  • KATO, Masashi
    Tokai-shi, Aichi 476-8567 (JP)
  • NISHIMURA, Mihoko
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 455-8502 (JP)
  • KATO, Koya
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 455-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP 
Aurora Building Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX
Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)

   


(54) METHOD FOR RECOVERING EPSILON-CAPROLACTAM AND POLYAMIDE 6 OLIGOMER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYAMIDE 6


(57) To provide a collection method capable of collecting ε-caprolactam and a polyamide 6 oligomer in high yield only by depolymerization using a small amount of water and solid-liquid separation with a small energy consumption. The present invention is a method for collecting ε-caprolactam and a polyamide 6 oligomer, including adding a resin composition (A) containing at least polyamide 6 and at least one of water (B) heated to 290°C or higher and 350°C or lower and a polyamide 6 oligomer aqueous solution (B1) heated to 290°C or higher and 350°C or lower to make contact with each other to obtain a reaction mixture (C) containing at least ε-caprolactam, a polyamide 6 oligomer, and water, and subjecting the reaction mixture (C) to a solid-liquid separation (I) in a temperature range not higher than a boiling point of water at an operation pressure to separate and collect a polyamide 6 oligomer in a solid phase, and an ε-caprolactam aqueous solution in a liquid phase.