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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

A company was developing a new line of products and had demonstrated individual synthetic steps at small laboratory scale. Esterification and liquid-phase epoxidation were involved in the process. AVN set up equipment and implemented the processes at larger scale. Products were prepared and sent to the customer for evaluation. Read More

Achieving Profitable Growth at Mid-Sized Chemical Companies   The business and market realities for mid-sized chemical companies are simple to state, but difficult to deliver.  Technical and business leaders at these organizations face pressure to deliver profitable growth in hypercompetitive, low-growth, global environments.   In those cases where market and competitive opportunities… Read More

A client developed a proprietary fermentation process to produce succinic acid using raw materials from agriculture and forestry. AVN was able to provide chemical process and engineering expertise that led to the development of a novel isolation and purification process involving reactive distillation and crystallization. The novel process was demonstrated… Read More

A client had discovered a novel carbonylation catalyst and had carried out batch reactions on a small laboratory scale. However, important questions remained regarding the potential for operating as a continuous process, such as catalyst life and the ability to separate products from the reaction mixture. AVN designed and constructed… Read More