Business Applications
Scavenger-Solutions for all Businesses where Functionalised Materials can be used.
Combined Commercial and Environmental Benefits with market leading Scavenger Technology.
Si-Novation Platform Novel Technology is specifically designed for the customer's application.
Technology Implementation is simple and quick with cost-effective performance.
Product Purification
Remove Impurities to achieve Regulatory and Performance Requirements with no Product loss.
Pharmaceutical & Bio-tech - metals and organic impurities to < 1ppm or lower; No product loss, No added impurities
Precious Metal Recovery - recover a very high % of the metal value;
Electronic Chemicals - Precious Metals and Li, Na, K. Mg, Ca, Fe, Cu etc to <1 ppm or lower
Performance and Fine Chemicals - cost-effective removal of metals and organic impurities
Precious Metal Recovery
Recovery of Precious Metal & Gold from Product, Process and Waste streams
Recovery of Precious Metal & Gold from product, process and waste streams
Very high metal recovery and selective for the target metal
Cost-effective and simple processes to implement with low environmental impact; implementation with significant commercial, operational and environmental benefits and on site operation.
Reactions
Hydroformylation - Rhodium - For production of acids, aldehydes and alcohols
Cost effective processes, very high metal recovered, very low residual metal content
Hydrosilylation - Platinum - silanes and silicones - >95% Platinum recovery achievable
C-C (Suzuki) & C-N (Buchwald-Hartwig) coupling - Palladium & Rhodium >99% metal recovered
Hydrogenations - Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh recovered from product, process, waste streams & catalyst washing
Oxidations, Rearrangements, Protection/De-protection Pd and Pt >98% recovery
Process, Coating and Washing Streams
Cost effective very high Precious Metal Recovery from acidic, aqueous and organic streams;
Precious Metal Catalysts Manufacture - capture of catalyst residues from process streams
Gold and Platinum from highly acidic process & washing streams
Precious Metal recovery from streams generated from pyrometallurgical treatment
Precious Metal recovery from streams generated from hydrometallurgical treatment
Pd, Pt and Rh recovery from aqueous plating solutions and washings
Selective recovery of Palladium in acidic solution with high concentrations of Base Metals
Selective recovery of Platinum from reverse aqua regia
Ruthenium and iridium from an organic waste stream
Selective recovery of Platinum from high concentrations of Tin, Copper and/or Nickel.
Mining and Refining
Selective Recovery of;
Precious Metals from mining and refining Precious Metals and Gold
Low ppm Precious Metals in the presence of high concentration other metals
Low ppm Gold, Palladium and Platinum from Gold processes streams
Platinum and Palladium from a Silver Refining Solution in nitric acid
Precious Metals from Nickel/Copper mining and refining streams
separation of Copper from Gold streams
Environmental Scavenger-Solutions
Stricter enforcement and lower regulatory residual levels require more effective Scavengers.
Si-Novation Smart Novel Technology meets these and future regulatory lower levels.
Scavenger Solutions are available for the metals highlighted in blue in the Periodic Table.
Notable - Scavengers for Ni, Cu, Cr and Fe achieving <0.1 ppm
Solid [Heterogeneous] Green Catalysts
Advantages of Solid Catalysts (over Homogeneous)
Large reduction in toxic waste
Simpler Product Isolation and Purification - no washings
Catalyst recycled and reused
Control reactivity through catalyst modification
Available Products
Solid Acid Catalysts with varying acid strength; Oxidation Catalysts; Metal Immobilised Catalysts, Solid Base Catalysts
Acid Catalysed Reaction, some examples
Oxidation Reactions & Other Catalysts
Esterification, trans esterification,
Condensation, Dehydration and hydration,
Fragmentation, Isomerisation, Rearrangements,
Cyclisation,
Dehydration of sugars
Carbon monoxide or formic acid to alkenes
Alkylation & Acylation of aromatic compounds
Alcohols to aldehydes or ketones
Allylic Oxidation
Benzylic oxidation
Selective sulfide oxidation
Immobilised Precious Metal Catalysts
Solid Base Catalysts
Benefits of Scavenger-Solutions include:
Cost effective simple process achieving desired residual target levels in Product, Process and Waste streams;
No High Value Product Loss and no Added impurities;
High value financial return achieved;
High Precious Metal, Gold and Target Capacity;
High Precious Metal, Gold and Target Metal Selectivity over other metals as required;
Extensive Precious Metal, Gold and Target Scavenger Portfolio to cover all possible streams;
Plant Equipment and Processes - low cost, easy to implement and require low maintenance;
Expertise to quickly determine the best Product & Process for implementation;
Significantly lower volume for Precious Metal/Gold/Target recovery and transport;
Precious Metal/Gold/Target loaded Silica Materials not hazardous to transport.
Next Generation Smart Designed Materials:
Scavengers - Metals
Scavengers - Organics
Solid Catalysts
Kits and Samples
Technology Overview