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Catalysts were being developed for a liquid phase reaction of interest to a customer. AVN assembled three parallel fixed bed reaction systems with continuous feeds of the reactants. The units were operated around the clock with periodic mass balance and composition analyses over a period of more than 12 months. Read More

AVN undertook a project to assist a customer who wanted to improve the recovery and purity of a product obtained by solution phase crystallization. The situation was complicated by the presence of two crystalline polymorphs that differed significantly in their ease of separation from the mother liquor. AVN staff carried… Read More

A company was exploring technology for processing used motor oil into high quality lubricating oil. Distillation of crude used oil commonly generates undesirable levels of odorous emissions, so pre-treatment options to reduce the odor potential were of interest. AVN designed and carried out a series of laboratory tests of treatments followed by distillation. After evaluating the results,… Read More

Onshoring this capability will enable faster response times, fewer supply chain disruptions   SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., March 2, 2022 – The Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (AVN®) today announced it will establish the Center of Excellence (CoE) for process design, defining a new standardized process development framework to streamline chemical manufacturing… Read More

A major chemical producer was looking for assistance with a crystallization process that was being carried out in a batch process. The objective was to redesign the process and increase its capacity by use of a continuous process. Simultaneously, the purity of the product needed to be improved to meet… Read More