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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
Fei Hang et al.
Nanotechnology, 22(36), 365708-365708 (2011-08-17)
A nanomechanical testing set-up is developed by integrating an atomic force microscope (AFM) for force measurements with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to provide imaging capabilities. Electrospun nanofibers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), nylon-6 and biological mineralized collagen fibrils (MCFs) from
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
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
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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