Improving change Utilizing persistent reactive extraction to transformation
During the first step of the well-established batch process, the product formed in the aqueous phase by batch reaction was extracted in toluene. The toluene with product was washed with water in the second step to selectively remove certain impurities. The first step had potential for improvements. The reversible reaction would reach higher conversion if the product was removed from the reaction mass as soon as it was formed. The two step process was tried in the Asymmetric Rotating Disc Contactor (ARDC) in the pilot plant facility of Technoforce . Toluene was counter currently passed over the aqueous phase while the reaction was proceeding at an elevated temperature. The product got transferred to toluene phase as soon as it was formed, facilitating better conversion. "Approval of our hunch that the counter present reactive extraction ought to improve the transformation is extraordinary news for us. Technoforce group is equipped for understanding the nuts and bolts ...