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Flexible Specialty Fatty Alcohol Manufacturing with Gusev Catalysis

Flexible specialty fatty alcohol manufacturingAPI and Controlled with Substance Gusev Product catalysis Guide Achieve highly chemoselective reactions for the manufacture of specialty or niche volume fatty alcohols in multiuse vessels with quantitative substrate conversion, mild conditions and minimal byproduct formation using homogeneous Gusev catalyst technology. Heterogeneously catalysed processes to bulk fatty alcohols are well-established and economical but present significant challenges for specialty fatty alcohols (SFAs). SFA volumes are often incompatible with continuous processes and the harsh reaction conditions associated with the heterogeneous routes cannot be replicated in standard batch hydrogenation equipment. Gusev-catalysed processes offer a batch-compatible solution which can be optimised for chemoselective ester reduction, for example, to allow the retention of the C=C bond in oleyl alcohol. In contrast, traditional routes achieve this only at partial substrate conversion. A sustainable solution for flexible, cost-efficient production of specialty fatty alcohols • Mild operating conditions Sustainable • Eliminates use of chromium • Meets consumer need for green ingredients • Excellent chemoselectivity for ester reduction only Solution • Quantitative batch conversion of unsaturated Gusev substrates to unsaturated products Catalysis • Compatible with multi-purpose equipment Flexible • Enables rapid response to market demands • Allows simple switch between products • Reduces energy consumption Cost efficient • Avoids / minimises dedicated CAPEX spend • Cost equivalency with current technologies Substrate scope HN Cl N O Ru-SNS or Ru-PNN Ru R 40 - 70 C O ° OH Ph2P Cl PPh3 10 - 50 bars H2 C1-850, Ru-PNN basic conditions R = Me, Et... Oleyl alcohol Cl HN SEt Ru A range of substrates are compatible under similar conditions: EtS Cl PPh3 O C1-750, Ru-SNS R R' O n m Saturated or unsaturated Key characteristics methyl, ethyl and other esters • High ester chemoselectivity O (C=C retention) O • Very high activity under O O Natural oils basic conditions O O Wax esters O • Mild conditions at low T O (30 - 90 °C) and P (5 - 50 bar) To find out more search Gusev technology on matthey.com or email [email protected].

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