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A client had proposed a novel route to a reactive monomer that could have advantages over existing routes. AVN investigated the proposed reaction and with careful analytical and process studies showed that certain side reactions were predominant and unavoidable. The project was quickly steered in another direction. – For additional… Read More

A customer was interested in the potential to upgrade a crude vegetable oil from a novel source to a purity needed for certain applications. AVN set up lab-scale equipment to carry out several steps in the purification, including bleaching and continuous steam stripping. Product samples were provided to the customer… Read More

A client was interested in obtaining quantities of a specialty polymer to be made by olefin polymerization. AVN demonstrated the solution-phase polymerization at small scale and then operated larger equipment to prepare multiple kilograms of the desired product. The process was defined for further scale-up. – For additional information, contact… Read More

A customer needed to scale up a vapor-phase catalytic ammoxidation process. AVN constructed a pilot-scale reaction system and successfully operated the process to generate product and collect data for further scale-up. Process conditions were investigated and product was collected for further processing. – For additional information, contact questions@AVNcorp.com  … Read More

A company was operating a process having an outlet stream containing an impurity that needed to be removed before that stream could be recycled. A method for removing the impurity was proposed by the customer, who wanted the method investigated and optimized. AVN suggested that alternative methods should be screened,… Read More