FMPE

EXCEL CROP CARE LIMITED ,BHAVNAGAR.

FMPE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.

PROCESS CHANGES IN FMPE

SR.NO. ORIGIN SOP

1 Hydrolysis Temperature
2 Toluene used as extraction solvent
3 % Octanol after Distillation 0.1% or ND
Catalyst was used 20 kgs for 750 kgs FME (
4
2.667% of FME)
5 Water Qty for hydrolysis was 320 ltr.
Charcoal treatment inplace of Tonsil powder
6
treatment.
Catalyst addition temp 130-135°C and
7
Cooking temperature
Distillation of Octanol @ 150-155°C
from reaction mass for
8 to HCM ND W/V)( After Charcoal treatment to
Octanol
9A Organic mass, it was distilled out for HCM
9 B removal and then quenched in water and
9 C

Note :- We proposed the charcoal treatment to Recylce ML ( 1+2) before distillation for improv

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REASON FOR CHANGE IN

CHANGE IN SOP
SOP

Hydrolysis @ 80°C temp for 1 hrs For hydrolysis of catalyst

Recrystallization in future , One
HCM was used in place of toluene
common
time solvent
,After can be
three utilized
ATFE %
% Octanol less than 1% Optimization of Catalyst
750 gms Catalyst used for 750 kgs FME Octanol was observed less dose
than
and same purity and yield was
( 0.100
For % OF
small FME) of catalyst , water Qty
amount catalyst is required and
As per is150
2% charcoal treatment , 100 kgs observed.
For consistent colour and
required gms emulsion formation is purity
also
charcoal treatment given to or.mass recieved of FMPE after ANFD ,Tonsil was
using 750 kgsCooking
FME For replaced
reductioncharcoal.
of % FME in
Catalyst
One
RecycleN2 and
cylinder
Of filtrate temperature
purging
MLafter POT
after 157-158°C
distillation
filtration of and reaction mass
minimum contact of
in V-103 and only one pass
Crystalline slurry in ANFD.Total Two of ATFEtime for
reaction mass at higher
Distillation.
Recycle in charges
After Distillation and was
, Mass required quantity
directly was
extracted For consistent purity and colour
make up by
After two freshRecycle
times HCM. of filtrate ML, it was Recovery of 98% FMPE from
distilled out up to 50% and then taken for RC Filtrate ML
@ 15°C
coal treatment to Recylce ML ( 1+2) before distillation for improvement in colour of 25% Solution of FMPE tech in MDC.

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EFFECT ON PROCESS
CHANGED EFFECT FROM
AFTER THE CHANGES
Hydrolysis of catalyst was
From the Pilot Ch.No.02
done successfully.
colour and purity , we have
From the Pilot Ch.No.05 to
Or.mass was implemented
found very
From the Pilot Ch.No.03 recrystallization
dark black brown in process
pilot
separation problem
Ch.No.2.After this was not
change
From the Ch.No.FMR- 02
observed.Filtration
water , sno need was of
From the Ch.No.FMS- 01
separation of Aq,mass
Colour of FMPE was and
From Ch.No.FMS -03
consistent.
% FME reduced after
From Ch.No. FMS-03 Colour of of
Reaction
completion reaction.mass
From Ch.No. FMS-04 improved.Distillation time
From Ch.No. FMS-05 decreased.
Consistent 98% purity and
white colour product was
From Ch.No. FMS-07
obtained and recovery was
increased.

olour of 25% Solution of FMPE tech in MDC.

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