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ZEON Received Bronze prize in CPhI Innovation Awards for CPME
Materials , Products 12/16 2010 14:43
November 30,2010
TOKYO, JAPAN . ZEON CORPORATION's new process solvent, Cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) was awarded the bronze prize in the CPhI Innovation Awards at CPhI Worldwide 2010 held in Paris on October 5th, 2010. It has been confirmed that CPME contributes to Process Innovation and Green Chemistry in pharmaceutical industry. » Read More
No more tea stains and chalky deposits, BASF
Materials , Company Information , Products 12/14 2010 09:11
2010-12-09
P-10-502
Eco-friendly BASF components for dishwashing agents keep dishes and glassware sparkling
The Story
Dishwashing hands were something Josephine Cochrane had only heard about, being a well-to-do American lady with servants to perform such chores. Unfortunately, pieces of her beloved porcelain repeatedly got broken. So Cochrane took the initiative and invented a dishwashing machine in which her valuable porcelain service was secured in wire compartments and rinsed with hot, soapy water. Her device was patented in 1886 and is regarded as the world's first practical dishwasher. These machines were still cumbersome, however, and did not become widely adopted for home use until the 1960s when the first fully automated versions with a rinse cycle were developed. In today's industrialized countries, more than 50 percent of all households own a dishwashing machine – and in Germany this figure is even 70 percent. A consumer study in Austria even declared it to be the most popular of all household appliances. Instead of the soapy water used in Cochrane's time, a wide range of cleaning components are now available to ensure that dishes and glassware remain sparkling clean: surfactants, enzymes, bleaching agents and chelating agents. BASF supplies almost all of these components for dishwashing tabs to the major detergent manufacturers worldwide (see Info Box). One of these components is the chelating agent Trilon ® M, which replaces phosphates in dishwashing tabs. » Read More
First hot melt extrusion compendium now available
Company Information , Products 12/13 2010 09:04
2010-12-09
P-10-516
Compendium for pharmaceutical technologists
Practical tips and detailed descriptions of pharmaceutical excipients by BASF
A good active drug substance is not everything, because if it does not reach the bloodstream after being swallowed, it cannot take effect. Hot melt extrusion is a method that can help an active drug substance to dissolve properly in the stomach and provide more effective treatment. In response to the increasing use of the method in the pharmaceutical industry, BASF has now published the first hot melt extrusion compendium. The compendium contains practical instructions for use and extensive descriptions of the relevant pharmaceutical excipients supplied by BASF. "Our aim with this compendium is to give guidance to pharmaceutical companies and make developing hot-melt-extruded dosage forms easier," co-editor Dr. Karl Kolter commented. » Read More
Did you know…? Make your engine winterproof in time with Glysantin®, BASF
Products 12/06 2010 09:41
2010-12-03
P-10-510
With weeks of frosts and thick snow, the last two winters were unusually cold throughout Europe. This fall, too, there have already been some icy cold nights. So it’s high time to make your car ready for the winter.
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