K-Methylate sol. 32% ZeroPCF

Sodium and potassium methylate are efficient and reliable catalysts that provide a sustainable solution for the production of crop protection agents, pharmaceutical agents and biodiesel. Our products for the biodiesel industry meet the requirements of engine manufacturers for high-quality fuels and lower emissions. Both products support higher yields and low preparation cost for biodiesel and are produced at BASF's Ludwigshafen Verbund site. Sodium methylate is also produced in Guaratinguetá, Brazil.A 30 % sodium methylate solution in methanol is the most commonly used catalyst to enable transesterification processes of triglycerides. The more reactive 32 % potassium methylate solution is used in the transesterification of special oils and greases. Both products are available in methanol as fully formulated, ready-to-use solutions. For Life-sciences, sodium and potassium methylate are also being produced as methanol-free crystals. These are perfectly adapted for the need of Agrichemicals producers and similar complex chemical synthesis: such processes perform best in the absence of water, methanol or any other alcohol. Our crystalline alcoholates have been specifically tailored for these high demands and can thus be employed as stoichiometric reagents/bases in such demanding chemical synthesis.