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Title:

Highly Efficient and Scalable Process for Manufacturing Azelaic Acid from Oleic Acid
Value Proposition:
  • Continuous and Scalable process technology for making azelaic acid (20000 INR/Kg) from oleic acid (80 INR/Kg)
  • Efficient process with 100% conversion of oleic acid and 91% yield of azelaic acid (75 % as in conventional).
  • Reaction time for oxidation steps is of 02 minutes as compared to several hours for conventional
  • Almost complete recovery and recycle of solvents
  • Purity: > 99 %
Summary Application:
  • Additive in plastics and lubricant industries (this application represent 70 % of global consumption)
  • Thickening agent in lithium complex grease
  • API in pharma/cosmetic industry
Advantages:
  • Continuous and Scalable process technology for making azelaic acid (20000 INR/Kg) from oleic acid (80 INR/Kg)
  • Efficient process with 100% conversion of oleic acid and 91% yield of azelaic acid (75 % as in conventional).
  • Reaction time for oxidation steps is of 02 minutes as compared to several hours for conventional
  • Almost complete recovery and recycle of solvents
  • Purity: > 99 %
Commercialization Status: Licensed awaiting commercialisation
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory[CSIR-NCL]
:  director[at]ncl[dot]res[dot]in
:91-20- 25902600, 25902028
:http://www.ncl-india.org/
Industrial Applications: Formulations [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals] Lubricants [Fuels and Lubricants] Polymers [Materials]