Supercritical fluid extraction of nylon 6 : an investigation into the factors affecting the efficiency of extraction of caprolactam and its oligomers

Caprolactam and oligomers can be efficiently extracted from nylon 6 by use of supercritical fluid extraction with carbon dioxide containing 7.5 % (m/m) methanol as the extraction fluid. The application of a static extraction, using an additional amount of methanol, is necessary to obtain high extraction efficiencies