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A customer needed to have kilogram quantities of target molecules synthesized by routes involving pressure reactions such as carbonylation, hydrogenation, and hydroformylation. AVN was able to demonstrate these syntheses in small stirred pressure reactors and then to scale up the procedures in larger reactors. Products were then purified by various… Read More

A product of interest to a customer could be produced by a catalytic reaction in a fixed-bed reactor, but catalysts and conditions for best operation were not known. AVN set up a catalyst screening reactor to test a selection of catalysts for their performance under a standard set of conditions. Read More

A unique biocide had been identified and AVN was asked to scale up the synthesis to prepare quantities for evaluation in several potential applications. The synthetic route was hazardous and difficult to perform reliably. AVN identified an alternative route, which also opened up options to prepare multiple additional related products. Read More

South Charleston, W.Va., April 27, 2023 – AVN Corp. (AVN) today announced that Todd Morgan has joined the organization as its new Pilot Plant Business Unit (BU) leader. He will be responsible for leading the BU’s strategic growth in demonstration and validation, data collection for scale-up to commercial operations, market… Read More

A customer operating a distillation was encountering the build-up of solid material in the column and heat exchanger, which required periodic maintenance and reduced the capacity of the column. AVN assembled a multifunctional team to collaborate with the customer on the problem, including expertise in organic chemistry, process engineering, and… Read More