a solution to acetaldehyde
It is understood that Acetaldehyde plays a key role in the beverages and flavor & fragrances industries, imparting citrus and fruity notes to formulations. The main concern is that transportation and storage are expensive and full of challenges, resulting in a very complex supply chain and industrial operation.
We partner with beverages manufacturers and flavor & fragrance houses to solve the complex pure ACETALDEHYDE sourcing, by producing it right in place of consumption. Our disruptive solution mitigates risks, lowers supply costs and contributes to reducing carbon footprint. All this was possible because a good idea could be supported by technology and hard teamwork.
the osams concept
Even though Acetaldehyde is being produced in large quantities for many applications like resins and other important downstream chemicals, manufacturers do not sell it in the relatively small quantities that flavor & fragrances companies usually require. Moreover, some of those manufacturers do not offer Food Grade Acetaldehyde, nor Kosher/Hallal certifications.
As a result of this situation, F&F houses face high overall costs and large inventory requirements. In addition, interruptions in the Acetaldehyde supply occur from time to time due to small manufacturers’ sloppines, thus jeopardizing sales contracts of F&F houses with their major customers. Replacing this failed supply is extremely expensive, often done in small quantities by airfreight.
osams description
The on-Site Acetaldehyde Manufacturing System is housed on a half 20’ reefer maritime container. It can be installed in a short period of time and it meant to be a satellite of your existing facilities. Only a connecting corridor for personnel, power supply and compressed air service are required to link the OSAMS with your existing Food Grade site.
We own it and operate it, remotely
process features
One feedstock, one product. The production process is designed to be managed as a continous system. When it starts and reaches its optimum regime it is capable of manufacturing around 2,5 kg. of pure Acetaldehyde every hour. It can be monitored remotely via SCADA system. Once a week, a client site worker should prepare and feed the plant with the raw material we send periodically. Similarly, a worker must just switch the portable SS tanks that are already in use, now to collect and to store the Acetaldehyde. Very low temperatures, no pressure and no corrosion are involved in the process. Only flammable materials are faced, whose risks are managed accordingly.
carbon footprint
OSAMS generates no emisions of any kind. Moreover, by eliminating transportation in and out of SS tanks (like every F&F house does today) carbon footprint is minimized.
yield, selectivity and effluents
We provide the solid catalyst that must be changed every one or two months. It provides a 98% yield with almost 100% selectivity to Acetaldehyde. We handle the effluents consisting of mainly water and degraded catalyst (3% w/w of feedsotck).
certifications
OSAMS Acetaldehyde can be certified Food Grade, GMP, Kosher and Halal. Due to full traceability and CCPs, the nature of feedstock involved in the reaction, the isolation of the system and facility design as well as the construction materials of OSAMS (only stainless steel, silicone and pure PTFE are in contact with the product), any of these certification bodies can be achieved.