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A customer wanted to demonstrate the extraction of a liquid hydrocarbon feed containing a mercaptan. A pilot scale pressurized packed extraction column was installed and a test program was carried out. Samples were collected and analyzed to generate the information needed to determine the performance of the column. – For… Read More

A specialty monomer was identified by a customer as a target product from a proposed alkylation reaction. A fixed bed catalytic reactor was prepared and operated to investigate the details of the reaction. Products were collected, analyzed, and used to test purification by distillation. Results from a series of tests… Read More

AVN Chairman & CEO Steve Hedrick was recently featured in Authority Magazine, an online publication that shares perspectives of prominent figures in business, pop culture, wellness, social impact, and tech. In an in-depth interview, Hedrick offered his perspective on accelerating process ideation and innovation, emphasizing the importance of listening to the… Read More

Some literature reports had presented interesting results of an oxidation process to make a product of interest to a client. The experimental work had been done at small scale but could potentially lead to a practical process if scalable. AVN developed a plan to test the concept in a series… Read More

A customer had conceived of a hydrocarbon oxidation process and wanted to develop the concept at larger scale, eventually leading to continuous operation. AVN investigated the individual steps in the process and assisted in gaining an understanding of some previously unanticipated side-reaction chemistry and how to minimize it. Selected parts… Read More