Scale-Up of Vanadium Trineodecanoate.
Abstract
Vanadium trineodecanoate (VND) is one of the promoter components of the fiberglass-reinforced plastic required for the Marine Corps' flexible membrane surfacing for soils. A synthesis procedure for VND, developed by the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, was scaled up by a factor of 20 to produce 15-kg batches of the material. Since the VND-product solution is incompatible with the by-product solution is incompatible with the by-product hydrochloric acid, it is necessary to complete the reaction within 6 hours after the addition of the neodecanoic acid. The minimum cost for VND solution prepared at the 15-kg batch level is $25/kg. It is calculated that a process based on a continuous flow reactor with a capacity of 10 kg/hr could produce the VND solution at a cost of $10/kg. In a much larger continuous reactor, the price for VND would drop to about $4/kg. Originator furnished key words include: Vanadium trineodecanoate solutions; Vanadium promoter; and Promoter for polyester resins.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA149935
Entities
People
- R. E. Farncomb
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory