EU officially adopts new exposure limits for diisocyanates

EU officially adopts new exposure limits for diisocyanates

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European Parliament and Council The Council officially adopted new exposure limits for diisocyanates and published them in the Official Journal of the European Union. They are welcomed by industry associations ISOPA and ALIPA.

The new regulation sets the eight-hour time-weighted average occupational exposure limit (OEL) for diisocyanates at 6 ?g/m3. Member states have until April 9, 2026 to incorporate the new limits into their national legislation.

Importantly, occupational exposure limits (OELs) will now be consistent across all member states, whereas previously there were different limits. “Establishing a level playing field in the EU is important to ensure a coordinated approach across all EU member states,” the associations said. They added that the new binding limits would require a coordinated approach across the value chain. Significant investment, as noted in the impact assessment accompanying the Commission’s original proposal. Therefore, they welcome the transition value of 10 ?g/m3, which will apply until December 31, 2028.

They said: “This transition period will allow the EU polyurethane system downstream industry to strengthen risk management measures and implement best practices, thereby ensuring that the industry adapts to the new limits.”

“ We believe that these EU Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) values, combined with mandatory training of workers under existing EU restrictions, will ensure a framework that adequately protects workers, taking into account socio-economic and feasibility factors, further An important step towards reducing cases of occupational asthma.” ISOPA and ALIPA are now planning to publish practical guidance for industry and professionals on how to comply with the new restrictions. This should be rolled out in the next few weeks.

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About the application and function of stearyl methacrylate

About the application and function of stearyl methacrylate

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It is understood that stearyl methacrylate is a white waxy solid with a melting point of 21.4°C. It is produced by melt esterification method using methacrylic acid and stearyl alcohol as raw materials, dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid as catalyst and hydroquinone as polymerization inhibitor.

Stearyl methacrylate is widely used, specifically as follows:

1. Surface treatment agent:

A Octearyl acrylate can be used as a surface treatment agent with excellent wettability and dispersion, and is widely used in cosmetics, coatings, inks, dyes and other industries. It can improve the coating performance and color uniformity of the product, and improve the gloss and anti-pollution performance of the product.

2. Polymer materials:

Stedeyl methacrylate can be polymerized with other monomers to obtain polymer materials. These polymer materials have good heat resistance and weather resistance and are widely used in plastics, rubber, textiles and other fields. Polystearylene methacrylate can be used to prepare brush bristles with good softness and durability.

3. Oilfield additives:

Stedeyl methacrylate can be used as an oilfield additive and has excellent viscosity reducing and viscosity increasing effects. It can increase the viscosity of oil well water, reduce fluid permeability, and improve oil recovery effects. Octearyl methacrylate can also be used to adjust drilling fluids and cement slurries to improve drilling and cementing processes.

4. Others:

Octearyl methacrylate also has some applications in other fields, such as coating additives, ink diluents, chemical intermediates, etc. It has special chemical properties and physical properties in these fields and can play a unique role.

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Qingdao Energy Institute realizes the “one-pot” reductive hydroformylation reaction of olefins to directly synthesize linear alcohols

Qingdao Energy Institute realizes the “one-pot” reductive hydroformylation reaction of olefins to directly synthesize linear alcohols

As an important class of chemical products, linear alcohols play an important role in the fields of food, pharmaceutical chemicals, cosmetics, surfactants, plasticizers and lubricants. The traditional synthesis method is to undergo a hydroformylation reaction of olefins to produce aldehydes, and then undergo a reduction reaction to produce alcohols with one more carbon. One-step reductive hydroformylation of olefins is an ideal way to synthesize linear high-carbon alcohols, which simplifies the operation process and reduces energy consumption and waste emissions. However, the catalysts that have been developed focus on homogeneous precious metal catalyst systems. The reaction activity and linear alcohol selectivity are not ideal, and the separation and recycling of the catalyst are difficult.

Recently, a low-carbon catalytic conversion research group led by Yang Yong, a researcher at the Catalytic Polymerization and Engineering Research Center of the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, designed and synthesized a phosphine-containing organic polymer-based triphosphate with a clear structure. The core Ru site heterogeneous catalyst developed a second-order programmed temperature control strategy and realized the “one-pot” reductive hydroformylation reaction of olefins to directly synthesize linear alcohols. This catalyst shows reactivity, chemical and regional selectivity comparable to that of homogeneous catalysts. It is suitable for C3-C12 different carbon chain olefins, cyclic olefins and aromatic olefins. It has good stability and is easy to separate and recycle. The advantage of this strategy is that the low-temperature hydroformylation reaction in the first stage can effectively reduce the occurrence of olefin isomerization and hydrogenation side reactions during the reaction process, maximize the conversion of olefins into linear aldehydes, and provide a high-efficiency and high-efficiency second stage. The selective hydrogenation reaction provides guarantee for the preparation of linear alcohols. Under optimal reaction conditions, the conversion rate of 1-hexene in the model reaction is nearly 100%, the selectivity of heptanol reaches 95%, and the ratio of linear/branched alcohols reaches 30. This result is of great significance for the development of catalysts and processes from olefins to linear higher carbon alcohols.

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