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| TOPSOE MOSAIK™ CHANGING THE WORLD OF BIO-CHEMICALS THROUGH CATALYSIS |
| MOSAIK™ Monosaccharide industrial cracker enables you to break sugars down into an intermediary product that can be converted further into a number of bio-chemicals using patented Topsoe catalysts and processes. |
Catalysis is essential for the sustainable production of chemicals from biomass. In the near future, innovative processes along with customized catalysts and equipment can make bio-based chemicals a real commercial opportunity for producers.
One instance is the Topsoe MOSAIK™ solution for sugar cracking to a reactive intermediate for example glycol aldehyde (GA). Depending on the further conversion a number of biochemicals can be obtained ranging from well-known commodities to new specialty chemicals. For example. hydrogenation yields MEG (monoethylene glycol) while retro-aldol chemistry gives MVG (methyl vinyl glycolate).
One instance is the Topsoe MOSAIK™ solution for sugar cracking to a reactive intermediate for example glycol aldehyde (GA). Depending on the further conversion a number of biochemicals can be obtained ranging from well-known commodities to new specialty chemicals. For example. hydrogenation yields MEG (monoethylene glycol) while retro-aldol chemistry gives MVG (methyl vinyl glycolate).
MOSAIK™-derived methyl vinyl glycolate (MVG) are:
MOSAIK™-derived glycol aldehyde (GA) and methyl vinyl glycolate (MVG) is:
- Polymer grade (>99.9% purity)
- Suitable for use in PET for bottles, food packaging, and polyester fabrics
- Cost-competitive with naphtha-based MEG
- Simpler and cheaper than current bio-MEG solution
MOSAIK™-derived glycol aldehyde (GA) and methyl vinyl glycolate (MVG) is:
- An entirely new bio-based building block
- A versatile molecule for use within polymers
- Allowing for replacement as well as new formulations
- A cost-conscious choice
Read more about some preliminary test results of the feed specifications for MOSAIK™:
For MOSAIK™-MVG we are continuously looking for Ideas for application partnerships. Suggestions are welcome.
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MVG's potential for commercially attractive catalytic transformations
Methyl vinyl glycolate (MVG) is available by zeolite catalyzed degradation of mono- and disaccharides and has the potential to become a renewable platform molecule for commercially relevant catalytic transformations. Read the article published in Green Chemistry where our experts report on these transformations into industrially promising compounds utilizing either metathesis or rearrangement reactions.
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