Transcript SiVance Specialty Silicones

SiVance Specialty Silicones
Chemistry for Precision Performance
SiVance Specialty Silicones
Key products/groups
• Silanes/siloxanes
• Hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS)
• Vinyl functional silanes/siloxanes
• Alkytrialkoxysilanes
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Markets/ Applications
• Adhesives & encapsulants
• Silicone elastomers additives & chemicals
• High performance coatings
• Adhesion promoters
• Optics
• Surface modification chemistry
• Semiconductor electronics, CVD chemicals
• Construction chemicals
• Thermoplastic & thermoset polymers, including elastomers
• Automotive chemicals
• Pharmaceutical intermediates
• Personal care & cosmetics
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Key characteristics
• Unique scale and chemistry capabilities
• Highly flexible and broad range of silicone technologies
• Provides enabling technologies in many diverse market segments
• Strong R&D capabilities integrated into the manufacturing site
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Why silicone chemistry
• Advanced silicone chemistry is critical to the performance of a broad
range of industries
• Has the potential to improve performance and reduce costs in a broad
range of applications
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A special place in the silicone industry
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Deep understanding of silicone
chemistry
Excellence in organic and inorganic
synthesis
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Manufacturing capabilities
• Ability to scale
Laboratory
scale (grams
to kilos)
Pilot plant
(hundreds
of kilos)
Commercial
scale
production
(tons)
Process
development
R&D & route
development
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Manufacturing capabilities
• Gainesville, FL site
Site
Basics
5 Plants incl. Pilot, RCM Specialty silane, fluorine and
Diels Alder chemistry
Reactor
Size
SS: 200-2000 l
GL: 200-8000 l
Separation
Distillation High efficiency fractionation
Special
Features
Gas handling - All glass Schott
distillation unit
Diels-Alder - High vacuum distillation
Registrations
SiVance ISO 9001 -2008
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Manufacturing capabilities
• Pilot plant
Equipment for small scale manufacturing and
piloting of new processes
2 glass lined steel reactors (R-0105, 50 gal & R0205, 100 gal)
3 Batch Distillation Columns
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2 Continuous distillation columns (S-0305 and S0405)
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S-1305 (10 gal, 20 theoretical plates) – 250 psi,
distillation of low-boiling compounds
S-1505 (50 gal, 10 plate) – Vacuum distillations
S-1605 (50 L, 40+ plate) – Specialty separations
Dedicated for high purity, electronic material
Wiped Film Evaporator, 6” diameter
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Manufacturing resources
Large-Scale,
Continuous
Distillation
Pilot Plant
(distillation, WFE,
50 & 100-gallon
reactors)
Autoclaves (200 &
500 Gallons, up to
500 psi)
Stainless Steel
and Glass Lined
Reactors
(50 to 2000 gal)
Quality Control
Lab (24/7)
Small-Scale Lab
Production – 8
Staff
UNIQUE
RESOURCES
R&D Group – 2
Ph.D.’s, 6 Staff
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Manufacturing technologies
Chlorosilane
Handling
Acetylene
Handling
Hydrolysis
Grignards
Alcoholysis
Ammonolysis
Hydrosilylation
Acetylene
Olefins
Direct Si
Process
Core
Technologies
Silicone
Equilibration
Alkoxylation
Silanol
Condensatio
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Trimethylsilyl
ation
Halogenation
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RCM Capabilities
Technicians
Expertise in different techniques:
•Hydrogenation
•Distillations (vacuum)
•Gas handling
•Acrylates
•Pressure reactions
Shift Coverage
Three shifts:
•5 Days
•24 Hours Each Day
Reactors
Various Reactors 50L, 12L including autoclaves
Literature Search
Convenient literature searching:
•Beilstein / CrossFire
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RCM Capabilities
Oxidation
Esterification
Other Reduction
Hydrosilylation
Hydrogenation
Organometalic
Reaction such
as:
Grignard
Reaction
Organolithium
reaction, etc.
Alkoxylation
Reactions
Silylation of O
or N
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