Question: how nylon 6 is made?
Answer: First of all, nylon 6 is only made from one kind of monomer, a monomer called caprolactam. Nylon 6,6 is made from two monomers, adipoyl chloride and hexamethylene diamine. ... Nylon 6 is made by heating caprolactam to about 250 oC with about 5-10% water thrown in.