Bayer develops TDI production technology.
Bayer MaterialScience Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is an independent subgroup within Bayer AG. It was created as part of the restructuring of Bayer AG from the former business group Bayer Polymers, with certain of its activities being spun off to Lanxess AG. AG, Leverkusen, Germany, has developed a pioneering technology for producing toluene diisocyanate Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is an aromatic diisocyanate. It is produced for reaction with polyols to form polyurethanes. It exists in two isomers, 2,4-TDI (CAS: 584-84-9) and 2,6-TDI (CAS: 91-08-7). (TDI TDI - Transport Driver Interface ), which is said to reduce the investment costs Those program costs required beyond the development phase to introduce into operational use a new capability; to procure initial, additional, or replacement equipment for operational forces; or to provide for major modifications of an existing capability. involved in constructing production plants by 10-20%. Moreover, the technology is said to reduce the energy consumption by one third and sets new safety standards. A pilot plant with annual production capacity of 30,000 tons has been in operation in the Bayer Chemical Park in Dormagen, Germany, for over a year. The company plans to construct a fully integrated TDI production plant in Caojing, China, with an annual capacity of 160,000 tons by the end of 2009. TDI is used worldwide for the production of flexible polyurethane foam.
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