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THE AVN BLOG: Process Intensification through Green Chemistry   

AVN undertook a process optimization initiative to develop a more sustainable and environmentally responsible method for converting bio-based feedstocks into a specialty resin. The project began with laboratory-scale studies to benchmark the existing manufacturing process while evaluating greener process alternatives. Analytical methodologies, including gas chromatography, were developed and implemented to monitor reaction performance and quantify process improvements. 

Through a highly collaborative development effort, AVN successfully designed an improved process that operates at temperatures 40°C lower than the incumbent technology, eliminates the use of corrosive reagents, and completely removes the need for solvent. These enhancements significantly improved process safety, sustainability, and manufacturing flexibility by enabling operation in a broader range of reactor systems. In addition, the elimination of solvent increased reactor throughput, resulting in a yield improvement of greater than threefold on a per-reactor basis. 

AVN also provided technical support during the customer’s pilot-scale implementation of the process, helping to facilitate a successful scale-up and technology transfer. 

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