| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyamide in which a) a muconic acid starting material selected from muconic acid, esters of muconic acid and mixtures thereof is provided, b) the muconic acid starting material provided in step a) is made to react at least partially with hydrogen in the presence of at least one hydrogenation catalyst to form adipic acid, c) the adipic acid obtained in step b) and at least one diamine are subjected to polycondensation to obtain a polyamide. |