Japan's Asahi opens U.S. pilot plant. 150205

AGC  Chemicals Americas , a subsidiary of Japan's Asahi Glass, has opened a pilot plant for PTFE

compounds in Thorndale ,Pa.  Located on the site of a commercial-scale PTFE facility, the pilot plant

will make small testing and development batches. AGC says the plant will allow it to deliver samples

to customers more quickly than from the larger plant.

   From : CEN Mar.16 2015.  P.16.

Engineering Polymers Play Key Role in Drug-Delivery Devices. 150204

 As designs of drug-delivery devices become increasingly complex,engineers have an even wider

choice of plastics to choose from. this over helps navigate what can be a bewildering selection of

materials by outlining some key properties, capabilities, advantages, and limitations.

 Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd. used a wide variety of DuPont polymers in its drug-delivery

system:  DuPont Delrin resin for the clutch tube and locking sleeve; DuPont Zytel nylon resin for the

drive shaft, inner housing, thumb pad, and piston rod cap; and DuPont Crastin  PBT for the printable

dose dial and rigid clip parts.

 An innovative is the reusable insulin pen designed by Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd. Developed

for diabetes treatment, the pen offers a portable, discreet, and easy insulin dosage system for mobile

users.

   From Design News May 2014  P.42-47.

Olefins convert to aldehydes by new catalyst. 150203

  The original cobalt catalyst made aldehydes is up to a 4:1 normal-to branched ratio. Shell's more

thermally stable cobalt triorganophosphine  catalyst now achieves a ratio of 8:1 at lower pressure

,and it's easier to recycle. In 50 years shall has produced some 47 billion Ib plasticizer and surfactant

alcohols.

 At Eastman ,they do things a little different and want a rhodium catalyst system that can easily be

turned so they can make substantial quantities of both normal and isomers to meet business needs as

demanded by seasonal market.

From CEN Apr 22,2013   P.38-40.

Propylene glycol made by catalyst process. 150202

 The project's success would be their ability to develop the right catalyst. they settled on a rhenium-

based catalyst and first observed PG yields from glycerol hydrogenolysis in the 80-90% range.

In March 2011, ADM opened a PG plant in Decatur, ILL., based on the technology. It has capacity of

100,000 tons per year,enough to meet 20% of U.S. demand.


          From CEN  Feb 23,2015   P.45    ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry.

Alcohol developed by new catalyst 150201

Twiwan'sCPC and Japan's KH Neochem have joined to build a 180,000-metric-ton-year plant in Taiwan for isononyl alcohol . The partners say the facility will cost $400 million and open in 2019. Meanwhile, Germany 's Evonik industry says it has developed a new ligand, OxoPhos 64i, that will improve the

efficiency of its plasticizer alcohol manufacturing in Marl, Germany.



             From CEN.Feb 23,2015. P.22

Alcohol developed by new catalyst.

    Taiwan's CPC and Japan's KH Neochem have joined to build a 180,000-metric-ton-per-year plant

in Taiwan for isononyl alcohol. the partners say the facility will cost $400 million and open in 2019.

Meanwhile ,Germany's Evonik industry says it has developed a new ligand,OxoPhos 64i, that will

improve the efficiency of its alcohol manufacturing in Marl, Germany.

    From CEN .Feb 23,2015. P.22