Overview The transesterification unit is designed to produce ASTM grade biodiesel by reacting low FFA oil or preesterified oils with excess methanol in the presence of a sodium methylate catalyst. Evaporator An oil drying system (Evaporator not shown) removes water and methanol after the esterification unit but prior to the transesterification system. The recovered … [Read more...]
Utilizing the Spinning Tube in a Tube® Reactor in Flow Chemistry
On July 31, 2018 our CEO, Mr. Rocky Costello, P.E., gave a presentation titled "Utilizing the Spinning Tube in a Tube® Reactor in Flow Chemistry" at the Annual Congress on Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology conference in Amsterdam. The subjects that Mr. Costello discussed include the following four topics: STT® Discovery Patented Technology … [Read more...]
Continuous Flow Chemistry for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Although the chemical industry has used continuous flow process plants for years, it is relatively new to the pharmaceutical industry. With skyrocketing costs for batch small molecule pharmaceutical plants reaching over $1,000 per square foot1. Continuous Flow Chemistry provides a lower installed cost alternative. Besides installed cost there are many other benefits as you can … [Read more...]
Groundbreaking Fluorocarbon Chemical Conversion Technology Advances Under Montreal Protocol
Converting Oceanbound Plastics to Hydrocarbon Fuels
Oceanbound Plastics a Global Problem Conventional wisdom suggests that the answer to addressing this Oceanbound plastics global problem is heading out to sea with equipment capable of scooping plastic out of the marine environment and processing it into something of value. A romantic notion no doubt, however, the physics of the marine and tidal environment coupled with … [Read more...]