NITRALZ® - innovative gas phase technology for a more sustainable world
In the production of nitriles, Alzchem relies on highly efficient and environmentally friendly gas phase technology. The technological know-how enables lower emissions and contributes to waste reduction. This is because the in-house waste gas incinerator converts waste gases into water and carbon dioxide or, in the case of chlorinated benzonitriles, into hydrochloric acid. These substances are in turn used in other processes on site.
NITRALZ® (Nitriles) presents its pioneering gas phase technology enabling a more sustainable world in industrial processes. Operated in a purpose-built facility, Alzchem's innovative system consists of gas phase reactors, distillation columns and packaging units. These modular units operate independently, providing unparalleled flexibility to adapt processes according to the unique properties of raw materials and end products.
Green production is at the heart of environmentally friendly gas phase technology. The highly efficient approach of gas phase technology, which is mainly used to produce nitriles under the NITRALZ® brand, is solvent-free and results in significantly reduced emissions and waste.
To emphasize the versatility of this technology, Alzchem provides examples of its wide range of other reaction possibilities. These include the ketonization of acids to form compounds such as acetylpyridine or heptanone and the dehydration of alcohols to produce valuable 1-octene. In addition, the technology enables the dehydration of imidazoles for the production of various imidazoles and thus demonstrates its diverse applications.
Alzchem's innovative gas phase technology represents a significant step towards a more sustainable future and offers efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for industrial processes.
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About Alzchem
Alzchem is a globally active specialty chemicals company that is one of the market leaders in most of its fields of activity. Alzchem benefits from the three very different global developments climate change, population growth and longer life expectancy in a unique way. Alzchem products can offer attractive solutions for achieving the resulting social goals in a multitude of different applications.
The company sees interesting growth prospects for itself in the areas of human and animal nutrition and agriculture in particular. As a result of population growth, it is necessary to achieve efficient food production. Pharmaceutical raw materials and creatine products can contribute to a healthy old age as life expectancy increases. Alzchem is facing up to the goal of sustainability arising from climate change in the field of renewable energies and across the entire company. The fields of fine chemicals and metallurgy offer just as great a perspective.
Alzchem Group AG’s broad product range includes dietary supplements, precursors for PCR tests and pharmaceutical raw materials. These offerings are the company’s response to global trends and developments. Alzchem is ideally positioned in this respect and considers itself well prepared for an environmental future and global developments.
The company employs around 1,690 people at four production sites in Germany and a plant in Sweden, as well as three sales companies in the USA, China and England. Alzchem generated Group sales of EUR 540.6 million and EBITDA of EUR 81.4 million in 2023.