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The new Acetylene Plant 

 

The time has come: BASF takes on stream its new acetylene plant at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site. It starts production with an annual capacity of 90,000 metric tons. After a transition period of several months, it will finally replace the previous plant, which went into operation in 1964.

How ExxonMobil and BASF collaborated to jointly develop OASE® sulfexx™ – Raising the bar in selective gas treatment.

 

OASE® sulfexxTM is a highly energy efficient gas treating technology jointly developed by BASF and ExxonMobil, which helps refiners and gas processors to meet their sulfur removal targets while reducing carbon footprint. The new technology, featuring a new proprietary amine, selectively removes hydrogen sulfide from gas streams and is applicable to acid gas removal, acid gas enrichment and Claus tail gas treating units. OASE sulfexx provides a competitive advantage by increasing plant capacity and lowering investment and production costs. More info: www.oase.basf.com/sulfexx

 

Propionic Acid - The Great Preserver

Propionic Acid - The Great Preserver

 

Propionic acid is a high-quality intermediate that is used for example as an eco-efficient feed grain preservative. Together with its Chinese partner SINOPEC, BASF is expanding the capacity of its existing propionic acid production to 69,000 metric tons per year in Nanjing, China. 
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De-icing runways at Morristown municipal airport 

 

During the Winter of 2015, BASF and Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NASl) - a major manufacturer of chemicals and liquid ice melt solutions - joined forces to conduct a trial at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. The trial tested how liquid potassium formate, a derivative of formic acid, would perform as a runway deicing fluid during winter storm activity. This video describes the results of this eco-friendlier and cost effective method.
Die neue Acetylen-Anlage, die die fast 60-jährige alte Anlage am Verbundstandort Ludwigshafen ersetzt, kann jährlich 90.000 Tonnen der vielseitigen Chemikalie produzieren. Etwa 20 Betriebe am Standort Ludwigshafen nutzen Acetylen als vielseitig einsetzbaren chemischen Baustein und Ausgangsstoff für viele Produkte des täglichen Lebens. BASF-Kunden produzieren daraus Arzneimittel, Kunststoffe, Lösemittel, Elektrochemikalien sowie hochelastische Textilfasern zum Beispiel für die Automobil-, Pharma-, Bau-, Konsumgüter- und Textilindustrie. Die Einbindung der Anlage in das Verbundkonzept der BASF bietet die Vorteile einer effizienten Ressourcennutzung, exzellenter Produktionssynergien und kurzer Lieferwege. Damit baut die BASF die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Standorts Ludwigshafen langfristig weiter aus.

From natural gas to acetylene

 

Acetylene is multifaceted and intriguing. Produced from natural gas in a complex chemical process in the acetylene plant, it is a valuable starting material at the BASF Verbund site in Ludwigshafen: Around 20 BASF plants use acetylene to produce various chemicals, which BASF customers in turn need to manufacture their products.
Resilent Riding Fun for Cool Cruiser

Resilent Riding Fun for Cool Cruiser

 

High-quality longboard wheels of the kind produced by the Californian manufacturer AEND Industries, for example, are made from polyurethane cast elastomers. These plastic systems combine resilient elasticity, mechanical load bearing capacity and high abrasion resistance in an almost ideal manner. Watch here how the Californian specialists unite the apparently contrasting properties and what difference PolyTHF® makes. 
Walter Reppe – The Pioneerof Acetylen

Walter Reppe – The Pioneer of Acetylen

 

The production and further processing of acetylene is closely connected to the name of BASF chemist Walter Reppe (1892-1969). The chemistry pioneer set the course for the production of previously unknown chemical compounds and paved the way for creating a myriad of products that enhance the quality of life.
Ice-free through the winter

Ice-free through the winter 

 

Formic acid enables environmentally friendly deicing of runways and roads – and is successful in many other applications.