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Lactide process
Monomers

Lactide Process

Meso-lactide <5 wt.% and L-lactide >99.5 wt.% via integrated reactive + divided-wall distillation. Residual acidity <2 meq/kg; PLA Mw >200k.

Patents: AU2021428925B2, JP7624138B2, SG11202306294U, RU2023124289A, EP4294795A4, US20240140928A1, CA3209179A1, CN116888106A, US20240043397A1, CN116635376A. Commissioned: 2023.

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Glycolide process
Monomers

Glycolide Process

Continuous production of ultrapure glycolide via controlled pre-polymerization, reactive-distillation depolymerization, and melt-crystallization polish.

Patent: SG10202402619Q.

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Advanced Polymerization
Polymers

Advanced Polymerization (PLA / PGA / PCL)

Four-stage high-Mw polymerization with efficient devolatilization; optional supercritical CO₂ for heat/mass-transfer and low residuals.

Patent: PCT/SG2025/050583.

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m-Phenylenediamine purification
Aromatics

m-Phenylenediamine (mPDA) Purification

Refined divided-wall distillation delivering ≥99.98 wt.% mPDA with excellent isomer rejection and stable operability.

Patents: CN114929663B, SG11202205073R. Commissioned: 2024.

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p-Phenylenediamine purification
Aromatics

p-Phenylenediamine (pPDA) Purification

Two divided-wall columns followed by crystallization for deep impurity removal and high-purity intermediates.

Patent: US20230365489A1.

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Acrylic acid purification
Specialty Chemicals

Acrylic Acid Purification

Absorber with pump-around cooling → divided-wall refining column with dual reboilers & side-draw; demonstrated >50% energy savings.

Patent: PCT/SG2025/050548. Milestone: 2025.

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Polymer devolatilization
Polymers

Polymer Devolatilization

Horizontal perforated static-mixing reactor housed in a vertical vessel for superior disengagement and recovery; excellent thermal stability.

Patent: WO2025029188A1.

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Amines separation distillation system
Amines

Cyclohexylamine / Dicyclohexylamine Separation

Three-column train: aniline recovery → CHA ≥99.7 wt.% → DWC with side-draw for DCHA ≥99.8 wt.%.

Commissioned: 2025.

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HMF production technology
Bio-based Chemicals

HMF Production Technology

Process know-how under development for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from renewable carbohydrate feedstocks, with focus on route evaluation and process integration.

Development direction within Polywin’s bio-based chemicals platform.

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