A review of radiation cured coatings is presented. The economics of making several common UV/EB curable reactive solvents and resins is given. Producers and markets are presented.
Commercial applications of the use of biotechnology for making specialty chemicals is presented. Isopropyl myristate production economics using both enzymatic and acid catalysis is presented.
The technology and economics of several high performance polyesters is presented including modified PET (with isophthalic acid or cyclohexyldimethanol), polyethylene naphthalate, and polytrimethylene terephthalate. Applications and markets are also discussed.
Chemistry and process for making cyclic olefin copolymers is presented. The economics of their manufacture is compared to functionally equivalent polymers such as polycarbonate and polymethyl methacrylate.
Economic evaluation of methionine and lysine production routes: DL-methionine via Rhone Poulenc, Degussa routes, sodium methionate solution, hydroxy analog via Sodeti route; L-Lysine via fermentation route, and synthetic lysine via Toray route. Regional supply/demand forecast.