Industrial Development

Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a versatile polymer used in a broad range of medical, industrial, and high technology applications.

Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE is a one of the major components in the fabric used to make safety clothes for those involved in heavy industries.

China is the largest producer and consumer of PTFE in the world. The region, in recent years, increased the production capacity of PTFE, by aggressively debottle- necking existing plants and adding new facilities.

The Report conclude use of the polytetrafluoroethylene surgical membrane for pericardial closure in children is a safe procedure that helps prevent complications at reoperation.

Perfluorooctanoic Acid

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), also known as C8 and perfluorooctanoate, is a synthetic, stable perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a member of the perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) family of compounds, is a strong surfactant that is used primarily as a processing aide in the manufacture of certain fluoropolymers.

PFOA is used in the manufacture of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers and is present as a component of some of the top-antireflective coating materials in use today.

PFOA and related compounds have been used in a wide range of everyday consumer products for more than 40 years.

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National Manufacturing policy has been announced
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Bactericide

• A bactericide or bacteriocide, abbreviated Bcidal, is a substance that kills bacteria and, ideally, nothing else. Bactericides are disinfectants, antiseptics or antibiotics.
• Spray applications of bactericides effectively inhibit mine acid formation for three or four months and have to be repeated several times a year to get effective control on active refuse and coal piles.
• Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria; bacteriostatic antibiotics slow their growth or reproduction.
• Potassium iodide, often combined with iodine, is a potent and fast-acting bactericide used in medical and dental applications.

Ibuprofen

• Ibuprofen from the nomenclature iso-butyl-propanoic-phenolic acid) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, fever, as an analgesic (pain reliever), especially where there is an inflammatory component, and dysmenorrhea.
• Ibuprofen is used primarily for fever, pain, dysmenorrhea and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.It is also used for pericarditis and patent ductus arteriosus.
• Ibuprofen is produced from the reactants isobutylbenzene, acetic anhydride, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.
• Ibuprofen is known to have an antiplatelet effect, though it is relatively mild and short-lived when compared with aspirin or other better-known antiplatelet drugs.

Cellulose Acetate

• Cellulose acetate (also known as zyl or zylonite), first prepared in 1865, is the acetate ester of cellulose.
• Cellulose acetate is used as a film base in photography, as a component in some adhesives, and as a frame material for eyeglasses.
• It is also used as a synthetic fiber and in the manufacture of cigarette filters and playing cards.
• When exposed to heat, moisture or acids in the film base begin to deteriorate to an unusable state, releasing acetic acid with a characteristic vinegary smell, causing the process to be known as "vinegar syndrome."

Titanium Oxalate Compounds

Titanium oxalate complex was prepared by directly mixing solution of TiOSO4 .H2O with an ethanol solution of oxalic acid and aged at various temperatures and times.

Oxalate precipitation is widely used in the synthesis of titanate raw materials. These oxalates are generally highly insoluble, they form particles that are readily filtered from the liquid and easy to handle.
The titanium oxalate complex could degrade the aqueous iodine solution (tincture iodine 2%) which was used as a model for wastewater via photochemistry reaction under UV irradiation

Isobutyric Acid

Isobutyric Acid is a clear, colorless liquid with an obnoxious, penetrating odor.  Isobutyric acid, also known as 2-methylpropanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with structural formula (CH3)2-CH-COOH. It is found in the free state in carobs (Ceratonia siliqua) and in the root of Arnica dulcis, and as an ethyl ester in croton oil.

The decreasing supply of world crude oil, the increasing amounts of food industry by-products, and
the increasing consumer demand for organic natural products in food additives, pharmaceutical products, and
preservatives, the production of butyric acid by microbial fermentation is becoming economically attractive

Ergotamine Tartrate

Ergotamine Tartrate occurs as colorless crystals, or a white to pale yellowish white or grayish white, crystalline powder. Ergotamine is an ergopeptine and part of the ergot family of alkaloids; it is structurally and biochemically closely related to ergoline. It possesses structural similarity to several neurotransmitters, and has biological activity as a vasoconstrictor.

Ergotamine is contraindicated in peripheral vascular disease (thromboangiitis obliterans, luetic arteritis, severe arteriosclerosis, thrombophlebitis, Raynaud's disease), coronary heart disease, hypertension, impaired hepatic or renal function, severe pruritus, and sepsis.

Paraxylene

p-Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, based on benzene with two methyl substituents. The “p” stands for para, identifying the location of the methyl groups as across from one another.

Paraxylene is primarily used as a basic raw material in the manufacture of terephthalic acid (TPA), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and dimethyl-terephthalate (DMT). TPA, PTA and DMT are used to manufacture polyethylene terephthalate (PET) saturated polyester polymers. Polyesters are used to produce fibers ,films and plastic bottles. A small amount of PX is used as a solvent and to produce di-paraxylene and herbicides.

The PX market has seen strong growth driven by increasing PTA consumption in polyester manufacture.

Hydromorphone

Hydromorphone, a more common synonym for dihydromorphinone, commonly a hydrochloride is a very potent centrally-acting analgesic drug.

Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®) belongs to a class of drugs called opioids which includes morphine.

Hydromorphone may cause constipation, pupillary constriction, urinary retention, nausea, vomiting and respiratory depression.

Hydromorphone is legally manufactured and distributed in the United States.

Hydromorphone was first synthesized and researched in Germany.

Geopolymer-Cement

Geopolymer is a term covering a class of synthetic aluminosilicate materials with potential use in a number of areas, essentially as a replacement for Portland cement and for advanced high-tech composites, ceramic applications or as a form of cast stone.

Geopolymer binders and geopolymer cements are generally formed by reaction of an aluminosilicate powder with an alkaline silicate solution at roughly ambient conditions.

Geopolymer cements can also be made from sources of pozzolanic materials, such as lava or fly ash from coal.

Geopolymer concrete based on pozzolana is a new material that does not need the presence of Portland cement as a binder.

E-Commerce

Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.

Electronic commerce is generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business.

The trend of e-commerce transactions shows that B2B transactions increased from 8 billion U.S dollars.

Indian middle class of 288 million people is equal to the entire U.S. consumer base. This makes India a real attractive market for e-commerce.

Indian Pearl Company is organizing a First Hand Training on Fresh Water Pearl Culture

Training schedule: 1st december to 7th of december, 2011
venue:mumbai
Fees:Rs.20,000
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Training on Freshwater Pearl Culture, Mumbai 2011

Training fee:Rs.20,000
Date: december 1st to 7th

Polyvinylidene Fluoride

Polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF is a highly non-reactive and pure thermoplastic fluoropolymer.

PVDF is a specialty plastic material in the fluoropolymer family; it is used generally in applications requiring the highest purity, strength, and resistance to solvents, acids, bases and heat and low smoke generation during a fire event.

PVDF is commonly used as insulation on some kinds of electrical wires, because of its combination of flexibility, low weight, low thermal conductivity, high chemical corrosion resistance, and heat resistance.

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a ferroelectric polymer with unique properties suitable for use in a wide range of medical and biological imaging applications.

Niacinamide

• Nicotinamide, also known as niacinamide and nicotinic acid amide, is the amide of nicotinic acid (vitamin B3 / niacin).
• Nicotinamide is a water-soluble vitamin and is part of the vitamin B group.
• Nicotinic acid, also known as niacin, is converted to nicotinamide in vivo, and, though the two are identical in their vitamin functions, nicotinamide does not have the same pharmacologic and toxic effects of niacin, which occur incidental to niacin's conversion.
• Niacin is incorporated into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), although the pathways for nicotinamide and nicotinic acid are very similar.

Camptothecin

Camptothecins (CPT) are one of the most important alkaloids of the 21st century because of their clinical applications against cancer and HIV-I.

Camptothecin was isolated from the bark and stem of Camptotheca acuminata (Camptotheca, Happy tree), a tree native to China.

Camptothecin-11 destroys the cancerous cells and prevents the further division of these cells, they also induce the self-destruction of these cancerous cells, this mode of cancer treatment is cell specific and destroys only those affected cancerous cells.

At present, semisynthetic water-soluble camptothe- cin analogs, topotecan and irinotecan, are prescribed as clinical antitumor drugs through out the world. The worldwide market size of irinotecan / topotecan in 2003 was estimated at about US$1 billion.

Hydrazine Hydrate

Hydrazine hydrate (HH) is a colorless, fuming, and oily liquid with an ammonia-like odor.

Hydrazine hydrate is mainly used as a raw material for plastic foaming agents, with 28% of hydrazine used in water treatment and pH control.

Hydrazine-hydrate is a reductive agent used as materials of medicine, pesticides, dyestuff, blowing agent, and photographic developer.

The market for anhydrous hydrazine in the EU is very low in comparison to the market for hydrazine hydrate.

The UK Health and Safety Executive also confirms the use of hydrazine hydrate as an oxygen scavenger in boiler feedwater in power stations.

Gum Paints

Gum paints are the combination of antiseptics and tanning agents which precipitate proteins but do not penetrate cells thereby affecting only the superficial layer making it mechanically stronger and decreases exudation. They have germicidal, fungicidal, anesthetic and healing properties.

Gum Paints and gel are used in painful gum conditions, teething pain, mouth ulcer (aphthous ulcer), irritation of gum and cold sores.

Phenethyl-Alcohol

Phenethyl alcohol (PEA) or 2-phenylethanol is a simple aromatic primary alcohol.

Phenethyl alcohol (Phenylethyl alcohol) a colorless liquid used as an antimicrobial agent in pharmaceuticals.

Phenethyl alcohol is an alcohol with a pleasant floral odor. It is therefore a common ingredient in flavors and perfumery, particularly when the smell of rose is desired.

Phenethyl alcohol is also used as a flavor ingredient with an annual volume of use reported to be 2500 kg/year in the USA and 9900 kg/year in Europe.

Phenethyl-Alcohol

Methylamines

Methylamine is the organic compound with a formula of CH₃NH₂. This colourless gas is a derivative of ammonia, but with one H atom replaced by a methyl group.

Methylamine is used as a building block for the synthesis of many other commercially available compounds. Over 1 million tonnes are produced annually.

Methylamine has many applications in various industries. It is an important intermediate in the manufacture of a variety of products including pharmaceuticals (e.g.,ephedrine), pesticides (e.g., 1-naphthyl-N-methyl carbamate, Vapam), explosives, surfactants, and accelerators.

Isosorbide

The isosorbide is a heterocyclic compound obtained from reaction of the double dehydration of sorbitol, which is itself derived from the reaction of hydrogenation of glucose.

The advantage of isosorbide is that it can raise the use temperature and performance for moldable plastics.

Isosorbide can be substituted for other diols in order to create new polyesters, polycarbonates and polyurethanes that are partially or even completely bio-based.

Antipyretics

• Antipyretics from the Greek anti, against, and pyreticus, (pertaining to fever) are drugs or herbs that reduce fever.
• Normally, they will not lower body temperature if one does not have a fever.
• Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override an interleukin-induced increase in temperature. The body then works to lower the temperature, result in a reduction in fever.
• Most antipyretic medications have other purposes.
• The most common antipyretics in the United States are Antipyretics and aspirin, which are used primarily as pain relievers.
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and pain relievers.
• There is some debate over the appropriate use of such medications, as fever is part of the body's immune response to infection.

Ortho Xylene

Xylene is a colourless, flammable liquid with a sweet odour that exists in three forms; meta-xylene, ortho-xylene and para-xylene. The three different forms are known as isomers.

It is a solvent commonly used in the manufacture of paint, varnish, glue, printing ink, insecticides, dyes and in the rubber and pharmaceutical product industries.
Mixed xylenes, generally manufactured in petroleum refining processes, are produced in the range of 6-7 million metric tonnes a year.meta-xylene, ortho-xylene and para-xylene. The three different forms are known as isomers.

Potassium Permanganate

Potassium permanganate is an oxidising agent with disinfectant, deodorising and astringent properties. Its chemical formula is KmnO4 and it is sometimes called by its common name Condy's crystals.
Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is one of the widely used inorganic chemicals worldwide and much information is available on its chemistry, manufacture and various use.

It has been used in fish ponds to treat common fish pathogens such as gill parasites and external bacterial and fungal infections.

Graphene spurs next generation chips

applications of graphene are many ...see this video

Morphine in short supply

Cancer hospitals face sever shortage of the pain releiving medicine throughout
the country..

Mica-Tiles

Mica, a mineral that can be separated into thin, flexible layers is a natural resource found in the earth.

Individual mica layers are thin and transparent, allowing for the opportunity to layer objects.

Mica can also be used in jewelry making, card making, ornamentation, and art journaling.

The use of the mica waste with an addition of approximately 10% resin is sufficient top produce a roofing tile that meets all the required product standards.

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SME Conclave

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TV Channel - Business Opportunity

Entry norms tightened for TV Channels in India
Higher net worth criteria for uplinking & down linking
The purpose is to weed out middle men who are not very serious in starting the business
The net worth criteria for uplinking of non-news and current affairs channels and downlinking of foreign channels has been increased from Rs. 1.5 crore to Rs. 5 crore for the first channel and Rs. 2.5 crore for each additional channel. In the case of news and current affairs channels, the increase is even steeper — from Rs. 3 crore to Rs. 20 crore for the first channel and Rs. 5 crore for each additional channel

Roses - cultivation, marketing ..

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Taurine

• Taurine is a non-protein, non-essential amino acid which functions as a calmer of the central nervous system due to its inhibitory action.
• Taurine is the second most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue, with glutamine being the first.
• But it's not actually part of the muscle tissue. Rather, it's primarily in the amino acid pool within each muscle cell and is, in fact, not even a component of protein but remains free in our bodies.
• It does, however, act as the building block of other amino acids.
• Many experts consider taurine conditionally essential because intense exercise as well as other types of stress deplete the nutrient.