Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Process For Preparing Purified Epsilon-Caprolactam From Polyamide 6

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617086807 A) filed by Basf Se on July 15, 2026, for Process For Preparing Purified Epsilon-Caprolactam From Polyamide 6.

Inventors include Blei, Stefan; El-Toufaili, Faissal-Ali; Ravikumar, Vikram; Kotanjac, Zeljko; Gauer, Jochen; and Hetz-Hunsinger, Alexander.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: A process for preparing purified e-caprolactam from polyamide 6 comprised in a solid material M, the process comprising preparing an aqueous liquid stream SR comprising e-caprolactam, comprising providing the solid material M; preparing a liquid stream SW exhibiting a water mass flow µW,...