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Extracts from Nandini Chemical Journal, Jun 2006
Potassium permanganate|Omega 3|Opium based products|Waste recovery
Highlights of Some of the Articles
TALK OF THE MONTHIMPORTANCE OF WASTE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
OPIUM BASED PRODUCTS: PROFILE
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE- INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIALITY CHEMICAL: OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS
OTHER STORIES
OTHER ARTICLES
TALK OF THE MONTH
INDIA UNPREPARED FOR THE FUEL CRISIS It is very unfortunate that in spite of warnings about impending energy crisis in India, nothing worthwhile has been done at required scale to overcome the problem. The Government of India is certainly guilty of not organising its thoughts and strategies and providing the necessary direction and guidelines to the chemical industries is facing the crisis. While the problem of fuel crisis is the same for several countries all over the world, meaningful initiatives and steps are being taken in Europe and USA to overcome the problem. With no feasibility of stepping up the crude oil production in the immediate future and expectations of the gas exploration in the country not meeting the claims, one would not know now as to where the required energy would come from in the future. Energy crisis is not a matter of simply raising the prices of Natural gas and liquid fuels at periodical intervals. It is much more serious issue and the country has to come to term with it. It requires very careful and thoughtful working out of strategies, based on the strength of the nation and the ground realities. One meaningful solution that has been suggested is the rapid promotion of biofuel projects based on Jatropha. Elaborate discussions have already taken place at various forums. It is the responsibility of the Government of India to lay down policy for biofuel, which the government has failed to do so far. It is amazing that the Government is unwilling to take a firm policy decision with regard to pricing structure for the jatropha based biofuel and encourage and facilitate the necessary development work in the field . Jatropha biofuel has caught the imagination of the nation; with huge enthusiasm generated. But the government remains lethargic and clueless. Obviously, the development of jatropha based biofuel project requires the introduction of strong incentive schemes from the government including tax concession and subsidies. This is necessary and such incentives have been provided by European countries and USA. The Government appears to be uncertain and does not seem to be clear about the subsidy policy. Nations are not built and economies do not grow based on vision of politicians, economists and tax planners alone. Technologists and engineering personnel have a vital role to play. In the case of jatropha biofuel, the government is yet to carry out any technology dialogue with the industry and it is losing time and is wasting opportunities.IMPORTANCE OF WASTE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
The chemical business should go through a strategic dynamic of trying to get focused around what they do best. In the cost optimisation measures, one of the cutting edges is the recovery of product from waste streams, which means essentially capturing and recovering the value added products that exist in what would be considered a waste stream today. The waste recovery does two things. It brings a valuable product that can be resold and it also recovers what would be a wastewater stream and what would typically need paying for to be treated as “waste” Recovering waste from effluent water may also provide a pure water source. The other thing that’s relevant particularly for the petrochemical industry is the removal of organics from aqueous streams. That is another opportunity, depending on the specific customer need and critical performance parameters i.e. discharge limits, product recovery, water energy recovery and waste Many plants are now heading in the direction where they can achieve a much greener effluent today i.e. not just meet their environmental discharge targets but eliminating the effluent itself away. And if by doing this, they can also achieve savings for the plant through product, it would truly leverage the green solution; not just taking an approach driven by regulation, but because it is the right thing to do and they can leverage this from a PR perspective as well. The nice thing is that financials pay for them to avoid effluent generation, which is a whole lot better than doing something being driven by legislation or penalties. Focus areas Recovery of products from waste streams would provide economic benefits to companies in the chemical industry, as well as reducing wastewater treatment costs and providing extra source water.- Recovery of energy is key component
- Recovery of organics from aqueous streams;
- Membrane development is driving processes forward, especially those that can take organics from waste streams.
- Government Control and Regulation
- Area licensed Cultivation in the past ten years
- Cultivation Technology
- All India Imports of Opium Products
- All India Exports of Opium Products
- Indian Production Details
- Pharmaceuticals Derived from Opium
- Global Players
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE- INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Potassium permanganate is a compound of manganese, potassium and oxygen. It is dark purple or bronze like odourless crystals. Its solutions are faint pink to deep violet, depending on concentration. Molecular formula: KMNO4 Grades and assay Potassium permanganate is offered in several standard grades, including technical, technical freeflowing, USP and reagent. Guaranteed assay for the various products range from 97% Potassium permanganate for the free flowing grade (which contains an anticaking additive) to 98% for the technical grade and 99% for both USP and reagent grades (typical assays are usually approximately 0.5% above the guaranteed levels). In addition to assay requirements, reagent grade and USP grade Potassium permanganate conform to specifications setforth in the USP. Materials intended for drinking water treatment must conform to NSF standard 60 in the United States and to DIN 19169 in the Federal Republic of Germany Product Applications Potassium permanganate is used for environmental applications, such as drinking water treatment (removal of tastes, odours, iron and manganese), waste water treatment (destruction of hydrogen sulphide and other toxic and/or corrosive compounds, including phenols and plating wastes) and air purification (degradation of malodorous or toxic constituents in industrial off-gases). Potassium permanganate is used in the manufacture of Saccharin which is used as sweetening agent. It is extensively used in fisheries to prevent oxygen depletion and to control fish parasites. It is also used in the manufacture of number of pharmaceutical products. This article also contains the following details:- Countrywise Imports
- Individual Imports from Chennai, Mumbai and JNPT ports
- Anti Dumping Duty
- Countrywise Exports
- Individual Exports from Chennai, Mumbai and JNPT ports
- Indian Manufacturers
- Demand Supply Trends
- Manufacturing Process
- Global Scenario
- Recommendation
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIALITY CHEMICAL: OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS
This article discusses the application aspects and process technology as well as Indian import/export trends for Omega 3 Fatty Acids. Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are those that are necessary for health, but cannot be synthesized by the human body. Essential fatty acids are important ingredients for the growth and maintenance of living cells.Essential fatty acids are necessary for hormone production. Essential fatty acids are necessary for the proper functioning of biological system There are basically two types of essential fatty acids, namely, omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. The two types are distinguished by their chemical structures. Important omega-3 fatty acids in human nutrition are as follows: Ø a-linolenic acid (ALA),Ø Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),
Ø Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). This article contains the following details:
- General Details
- Uses of Omega 3 Fatty Acid
- Sources of Omega 3 Fatty Acid
- Production Process of Omega 3 Fatty Acid
- Global Scenario
- Indian Scenario
OTHER STORIES
BIO FUEL PROJECTS IN EUROPE Europe’s bio- fuels production is likely to triple to more than 15 Million tonne per year by 2009 as suppliers carry out major expansion projects across the continent. This surge in demand is stemming from the European Commission (EC) legislation requiring oil companies to blend 5.75% of biofuels into transport gasoline by 2010, and is likely to continue, as the EC is expected to step up its blend target to 8% by 2015 and perhaps 20% by 2020. Acciona Biocombustibles, a unit of Spanish company Acciona, recently announced a joint venture to build Spanish biofuel factories with Repsol YPF. The European bioethanol fuel association Ebio, says that the EU’s legislation will give the industry a stable regulatory framework, spurring new investment initiatives. Once there would a more stable legal framework, the industry could triple by 2009. This article also contains the following details:- Consultant’s View
- Important producing countries
- Major Spanish Bioethanol Projects
- German companies in oil rich countries
- Performance of German Companies
- Linde
- Uhde
- Lurgi
- Middle East Customers
- Competition from China
- Entry of Corporates
- Gherkin Farming in Karnataka
- Protocols with China for Mangoes, Grapes export
- Pilot project for growing corn
- The Membrane Distillation Process
- Commercially available Membrane commonly used in MD
- Advantages of Membrane Distillation process over other membrane technologies
- Conclusion
- Acrylic and Alkyd resins
- Water based Silicone Modified Alkyds
- Polyurethane Enamels
- Epoxy Coatings
- Nylon Coatings
- Fluorocarbon Coatings
- Combination Coatings
- Other proprietary coatings
OTHER ARTICLES
- Story of Thorium-Can it be India’s Saviour in energy Crisis?
- Deficiencies in NTPC Gas based Power Plants
- Anti Dumping Page
- Update on Biofuel
- Update on Carbon Trading
- Update on nanotechnology
- Proceedings of National Petrochemical & Refiners Conference in USA
- Pomegranate: Success Story
- Use of Chemicals to Ripen Mangoes
- Biobased Polymer
- Gas Exploration Projects of Reliance-Delay and Uncertainities
- Cane Processing Project of Reliance
- Global Presence of Aditya Birla Group in Carbon Black
- Use of Methyl Bromide for Fumigation in India The Controversies
- Process Flow-Titanium Dioxide
- Hazardous Waste Management Programmes in IIT Madras
- News Round Up-International/India
- Refinery project of Saudi Aramco & ConocoPhillips
- Technology Development-International/India
- Certification Issues
- Global Oil Demand forecast for 2006
- Pharma Page-International/India
- Herbal Page
- Energy Page-International/India
- Environmental Page -International/India
- China News
- Biotechnology page
- Agrochemical Page-India
- Safety & Accident Page
- International Maritime Dangerous Good Code-Part XXXLIII
- New Projects-International
- Directory of Chemical Industries in China-Manufacturers, Trading Houses and Promotional Organisations-Part XXXVIII
- Price Details
- Business Opportunities
- Tender
- Chemicals Exported at Chennai Port During the Month of February 2006
- Chemicals Exported at Visakhapatnam Port During the Month of April 2006
- Chemicals Imported at Visakhapatnam Port During the Month of April 2006
- Book Review
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