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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Technologies
- Product Families
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Uses
Caprolactam is used for production of thermosetting resins (Polyamide 6), Capron Fibers and Yarns.
Properties
- Colority of caprolactam water solution with 50% mass fraction
- max. 5,0
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acidity | max. 0,1 | mmol/kg | - |
| Optical Density (Caprolactam Solution with 50% Mass Fraction) | max. 0.06 | - | - |
| Alkalinity | 0.05 | mmol/kg | |
| Content Volatile Bases | max. 0,6 | mmol/kg | - |
| Crystallization Temperature | min. 68,8 | °C | - |
| Mass Fraction of Cyclohexanoxim | 0.002 | % | - |
| Mass fraction of iron | max. 0.00002 | % | - |
| Permanganate index | max. 7 | - | - |
Safety & Health
- Safety specification
Caprolactam is a flammable toxic substance. Caprolactam refers to Hazard Class 3 with respect to impact on human organism. Maximum allowable concentration of caprolactam aerosol in the air of work zone of production areas is 10 mg/m3 .
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Transportation
Crystallized caprolactam is packed in polyethylene or polypropylene bags of 25 kg. Crystallized caprolactam is transported in covered railway carriages or high-capacity containers or closed trucks. Crystallized caprolactam is kept in covered storages. Liquid caprolactam is transported in special tanks. Liquid caprolactam is kept in vessels under nitrogen bed, volume fraction of oxygen in nitrogen shall not exceed 0,0005%.
Storage & Handling
- Storage
Liquid caprolactam is stored for two months from the date of production. Crystallized caprolactam is stored for fifteen days from the date of production.