About Polywin

Founded in 2018 in Singapore, Polywin develops and commercializes advanced separation and polymerization technologies. Our patented systems deliver high purity and industrial reliability for sustainable chemical production.

Our flagship innovation is the Polywin Lactide Technology: an integrated process combining reactive distillation with a divided-wall column to achieve L-lactide >99.5 wt.%, meso-content <5 wt.%, and residual acidity of 1–2 meq/kg. This enables high–molecular-weight PLA (>200k) with excellent mechanical properties, while reducing energy use and simplifying downstream purification.

Beyond lactide, we continue to advance glycolide, acrylic acid, phenylenediamines, and polymer devolatilization—helping partners scale efficiently and sustainably.

⚗️Divided-wall distillation 🔄Reactive distillation 🧪Lactide / Glycolide 🌱PLA / PGA / PCL 💧Acrylic acid 🔬Phenylenediamines ⚙️Devolatilization
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What we do

⚗️ Advanced separation & polymerization

  • Divided-wall and reactive distillation for high-purity separations
  • Continuous lactide/glycolide monomers and PLA/PGA polymerization
  • Energy-efficient acrylic acid and aromatics purification
  • Polymer devolatilization and advanced finishing
How we work

🤝 Licensing + engineering delivery

  • Process simulation → basic design → detailed design → commissioning
  • IP licensing with full technology transfer documentation
  • Turnkey solutions with equipment partners
Milestones

📈 From validation to production

  • 2023 — Lactide process on stream
  • 2024 — Continuous PLA polymerization
  • 2024 — mPDA ≥ 99.98 wt.%
  • 2025 — CHA/DCHA separation optimization
  • 2025 — Acrylic acid purification
Quality & compliance

✅ Safe, operable, repeatable

Every package embeds safety, operability, and efficiency. We deliver process kits, SOPs, training, and optimization support to ensure reliable, maintainable operation.

Core technologies

At a glance

  • Lactide process — Integrated reactive + divided-wall distillation; meso <5 wt.%, L-lactide >99.5 wt.%, residual acidity 1–2 meq/kg; PLA Mw >200k.
  • Glycolide process — Continuous route via prepolymer → reactive distillation depolymerization → melt crystallization.
  • Advanced polymerization — Four-stage polymerization with high-efficiency devolatilization; optional supercritical CO₂.
  • m/p-Phenylenediamine — High-purity isomer separation via refined DWC and crystallization.
  • Acrylic acid — Absorber + divided-wall distillation; >50% energy savings.
  • Delivery model — Licensing + basic design + pilot support + commissioning.

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