Solar production of nylon polymers and precursors for nylon polymer production
AssigneeEcole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
InventorsSophia HAUSSENER, Miguel Antonio MODESTINO
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Abstract
The present invention relates to process intensification, and renewable processing routes for polymer production, for example the solar production of Nylon 6,6 and precursors relevant for the Nylon 6,6 production (such as hydrogen, adiponitrile and hexanediamine). The invention deals with the integration of solar energy into the process, specifically aims at petrochemical-free processing, and deals with reformulation of traditional (linear) processes into circular (closed cycle) processing approaches and sustainable processes.
Claims23
Fabric or polymer production process comprising the steps of:
- providing solar energy as input energy to the production process;
- and
- using the provided solar energy and/or energy converted from the provided solar energy to supply energy to at least one electrochemical system and/or at least one solar-thermochemical reactor to produce the fabric or polymer, or to produce intermediate products for the production of the fabric or polymer.
Fabric or polymer production system including:
- at least one biomass-derived material source;
- at least one reactor for transforming the biomass-derived material;
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- a solar energy converter apparatus configured to supply thermal energy or electrical energy to the at least one reactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.