Adipic acid, a fundamental component in the manufacture of chemical fibers, nylon 66, engineering plastics, and various pharmaceutical, food, and chemical products, is commonly synthesized through ...

By 1934, Carothers had a promising development: He combined the chemicals amine, hexamethylene diamine, and adipic acid. It created fibers! But they were weak. They had formed by the polymerizing ...

Ascend Performance Materials has successfully developed a full chemical recycling process for nylon 6/6, marking a ...

The company’s impact looks to reduce green house gas emissions caused by petroleum based adipic acid production while implementing new bio-production methods from non-food sustainable sources.