How is nylon made from crude oil?

Like with Nylon 6,6, Nylon 6’s ingredients ultimately came to be derived primarily from oil. Benzene and syngas sources have already been covered as above. Sulfuric acid, however, is an interesting case, as the advent of oil desulfurization completely overwhelmed pyrite roasting as the world’s major source of sulfur. read more

The world’s first synthetic fiber is the petroleum product "Nylon 6" discovered by a DuPont chemist who produces the polymer from chemicals found in oil. The world’s first synthetic fiber is the petroleum product "Nylon 6" discovered by a DuPont chemist who produces the polymer from chemicals found in oil. read more

Crude oil is made up of many different components, with thousands of natural elements mixed together. Not all of these elements are useful for producing plastics. Naphtha and the other crude oil components used for plastic production are then further processed. read more