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LANXESS at the Oil, Gas. Petrochemistry Trade Fair,
in Kazan, Russia from September 10 – 12, 2008
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS
showcases heat transfer media in Russia
Premium products for the petrochemical industry
Leverkusen – Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG will attend the
15th international Oil, Gas. Petrochemistry 2008 exhibition in
Kazan/Russia to showcase its Diphyl heat transfer media. At this top
event for the petrochemical industry, which is due to take place from
from September 10-12 and is expected to attract around 9,000 trade
visitors, over 200 exhibitors will be presenting their products and
services on an area of more than 3,000 sq.m. "For LANXESS, one of
the world's most reputed producers of heat transfer media, the exhibition
is an ideal platform to intensify customer relations. We want to continue
actively driving business in Russia," says Ralf Krueger, Marketing
Manager, Chlorotoluenes & Derivates, in the Basic Chemicals business
unit.
Heat transfer plays a major role in the petrochemical industry, and
many processes would be inconceivable without the use of some
form of heat transfer medium. Because the most suitable heat
transfer fluid for a given plant concept is selected according to
technical and economic aspects, synthetically produced organic heat
transfer media are being increasingly used instead of mineral oils in
demanding applications such as synthesis processes, reactor cooling
and heat recovery. At this exhibition, LANXESS will highlight its
premium products for this segment.
The classic product Diphyl is a eutectic mixture consisting of diphenyl
and diphenyl oxide. It can be used not only in liquid form but also in
the vapor phase at temperatures of +13°C to +400 °C. This makes it
possible to operate complex facilities at low pressure with ideal
temperature distribution and relatively simple system design.
Diphyl DT is a mixture of isomeric ditolyl ethers. One reason for the
increasing popularity of this heat transfer medium is its outstanding heat
transfer performance compared with mineral oil-based heat transfer
media. The spiraling oil prices have also made it even more attractive
for applications in the chemical industry. Because of its high thermal
stability, it can be used at higher service temperatures (up to 330 °C)
than mineral oil-based heat transfer media. Diphyl DT also has better
heat transfer properties and can be pumped at lower temperatures
(down to -30 °C).
Diphyl THT, because of its polyphenylene structure, has extremely
high thermal stability with an application range of between 0 °C and
345 °C. It can be used in pressureless systems even at very high
temperatures, which means that the product offers an opportunity not
only to save costs but also to increase the functional reliability of the
heat transfer units. With Diphyl THT, LANXESS is following the
mounting trend towards pressureless heat transfer systems –
especially in the chemical industry for polymer production.
Diphyl KT is a low-viscosity, organic heat transfer medium with
favorable heat exchange properties, and is suitable above all for
combined heating and cooling processes in the liquid phase. Typical
fields of application, in a temperature range of -45 ° to +350 °C, are the
chemical and petrochemical industry and the rubber and plastic
processing sectors.
LANXESS’s Basic Chemicals business unit is part of the Advanced
Intermediates segment, which posted sales of EUR 1,204 million in
fiscal 2007.
LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with sales in 2007 of EUR 6.61 billion and
currently around 15,100 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44
production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development,
manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.
Leverkusen,
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September 4, 2008
(2008-0143E)
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