Herbicide Intermediate — Commercial Scale-Up
Pilot to 5 KL commercial
Customer Requirement
Customer required transition from pilot (50 L) to commercial manufacturing (5,000 L) for a herbicide intermediate.
Technical Challenge
Complex multi-step synthesis with tight purity requirements and strict EHS compliance.
Chemistry
Condensation, reduction, crystallization, vacuum distillation.
Required Equipment
Glass-lined reactors (1 KL, 5 KL), vacuum distillation system, centrifuge filtration.
Facility Selection
Dahej facility selected for high-vacuum distillation capability and complex chemistry platform.
Scale-Up
Three-month pilot program from 500 L to 5 KL with process optimisation.
Manufacturing
Commercial batch manufactured at 90% yield; production cycle 18 days.
Quality
COA validation, batch documentation, full traceability and SDS prepared.
Result
Customer moved to an annual supply agreement; six or more batches completed successfully.
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