Open AccessIn Kaisten, Syngenta Operates the World's Largest Plant in which an Enantioselective Catalytic Hydrogenation is Performed. How Did This Come About?
Author(s) -
Roland Höfer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942905777677000
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , catalysis , scale (ratio) , business , process (computing) , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , computer science , organic chemistry , geography , cartography , operating system
This article provides a short overview of the successful industrial-scale introduction of a new and demanding chemical process at Kaisten (Switzerland). A list of probably the most important criteria that prompted management to decide in favour of this location at that time is given.