Discover the world of isophorone chemistry
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So what has this got to do with our business today? |
Isophorone is used as a solvent, for example in the paints and coatings industry. It is also used to produce the derivatives isophorone diamine and isophorone diisocyanate. Isophorone diamine is an important curing agent for epoxy resin systems, for example, to strengthen rotor blades. Isophorone diisocyanate is also used to produce light- and weather-resistant polyurethanes, for example, for coating instrument panels and other plastic components.
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The history OF ISOPHORONE CHEMISTRY
Evonik invented isophorone chemistry back in 1962, and it all started with one simple question:
How can we utilze the left over aceton from our production?
The development of the new solvent isophorone resulted from our team's search for new applications as a way to reuse or recycle the acetone by-product from our solvent production. Production of the solvent isophorone started in 1962 at the Herne fertilizer plant of Hibernia AG, a predecessor company of today's Evonik Industries AG.
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Products at a glance
Because of its special chemical structure, Isophorone serves as the starting material for the production of several chemicals. Today Evonik covers the entire value chain: isophorone, diamine, as well as di-isocyanate and polyisocyanate.
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ISOPHORONE |
ISOPHORONE DIAMINE |
ISOPHORONE DIISOCYANATE |
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Since inventing isophorone chemistry 60 years ago we’ve been steadily increasing our production capabilities to support our customers across the globe.
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