This white paper shows an examples of turning an unprofitable product into a profitable product at a specialty chemical company.
A process engineer was tasked with enhancing the manufacturing process and reducing the production costs of an unprofitable product. The engineer determined that modifying the stripping process would be the best solution. Using Knovel, the engineer found key substance property data all in one location and equations to solve for overall facility energy needs. The result made the product profitable and reduced cycle time by 32 percent.