Chemingineering – R&D Redefined
– K Sahasranaman, Independent Consultant
The Stage-Gate process is evolving as a rigorous and robust tool for product development irrespective of the industry. It brings R&D, which is a foray into unexplored areas, with unknowns and unpredictability into well defined stage wise diligence study to provide better results. Integrated with Industry 4.0 will speed up the development of new processes and products.
Chemicals from Renewable Biomass: Emerging Trends
– Prof. (Dr). G. Madhu, CUSAT-Kerala
Chemicals made from biomass have advantages of sustainability. Many chemicals made from fossil fuels and fossil based starting materials can be made thru the bio route and hence help in sustainability. The success of the bio route depends on the integrated manufacture in biorefineries which should valorize optimally all the various streams.
Industrial Filtration
– S Raghava Chari, Industry Consultant
Filtration is a very important separation process for a variety of industries. It is important to gain enough knowledge on different filtration techniques for appropriate selection, improving and optimizing the operations as well as to avoid/mitigate equipment problems and save costs.
Carbon Monoxide: An Abundant C1-source for Industrial Chemicals
– Debarati Das, Bhalchandra M. Bhanage, ICT-Mumbai
Carbon monoxide, abundantly available, is a platform chemical which can be a starting material for many chemicals. Many such catalytic processes using CO are developed and such developments based on CO chemistry have been patented in recent times. These are
covered here.
Market Reports – Acquisition Strategy
With the growing number of acquisitions taking place in the specialty chemicals sector, the specialty chemicals market has been constantly witnessing new acquisitions and collaborations, amongst others. Acquisitions have been driven by factors such as increasing market share, creating a manufacturing base, sourcing and strengthening of supply base
and enhancing of product portfolio.
