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Nylon 6

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Synonym(s):

Polycaprolactam

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Linear Formula:
[-NH(CH2)5CO-]n
CAS Number:
25038-54-4
MDL number:
MFCD00133998
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24850915
NACRES:
NA.23

form

pellets

Quality Level

100

autoignition temp.

815 °F

transition temp

Tm 228.5 °C
Tg 62.5 °C

density

1.084 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

InChI

1S/C6H13NO/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H2,7,8)

InChI key

ALBYIUDWACNRRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Nylon 6 can be used as starting material to prepare:
  • Silica nanoparticles–nylon 6 composites for extraction of hormones from aqueous samples.
  • Polymeric nanofibers by electrospinning method. These nanofibers can be used to fabricate highly efficient nanofilters.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Polyamide - Nylon 6, 6

PA-6 ≥98% (HPLC)

Sigma-Aldrich

SML2185

PA-6

Polyamide - Nylon 6 (PA 6), powder, max. particle size 50micron, weight 1000 g, min. particle size 5micron

GF52309548

Polyamide - Nylon 6

Anna Lindqvist et al.
Perception, 41(11), 1373-1391 (2012-01-01)
Twenty participants scaled similarities in odour quality, odour intensity and pleasantness/ unpleasantness of 10 binary and 5 higher-order mixtures of 5 odorous degradation products from the polymer Polyamide 6.6. The perceived odour qualities of all binary mixtures were represented well
Hem Raj Pant et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 364(1), 107-111 (2011-09-06)
In this work, different fractions of solvent-induced polymer degraded solution were mixed with freshly prepared solution of same polymer, and its effect on fiber morphology of electrospun mats was investigated. Nylon-6 solution in formic acid was allowed to degrade for
Seiji Negoro et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 287(7), 5079-5090 (2011-12-22)
We performed x-ray crystallographic analyses of the 6-aminohexanoate oligomer hydrolase (NylC) from Agromyces sp. at 2.0 Å-resolution. This enzyme is a member of the N-terminal nucleophile hydrolase superfamily that is responsible for the degradation of the nylon-6 industry byproduct. We
Rongchun Zhang et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(3), 979-984 (2011-12-22)
The structure and dynamic behavior of mobile components play a significant role in determining properties of solid materials. Herein, we propose a novel real-time spectrum-editing method to extract signals of mobile components in organic solids on the basis of the
Habib Bagheri et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 716, 34-39 (2012-01-31)
A novel solid phase microextraction (SPME) fiber was fabricated by electrospinning method in which a polymeric solution was converted to nanofibers using high voltages. A thin stainless steel wire was coated by the network of polymeric nanofibers. The polymeric nanofiber
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