Advantages:

• Ease of separation from reaction mixtures hence suitable for continuous reactions.
• No necessity to neutralise or concentrate the catalyst.
• Can be re-used over number of process cycles.
• Elimination of waste disposal problems.
• Higher selectivity to the desired product and fewer by products.
• Clean and safe processes with desired rate of reaction and higher yields.

Applications:

• Esterification – For the production of methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, iso-bornyl acetate and camphene with acetic acid and respective alcohol in the presence of Tulsion® catalyst grade resin.
• Dodecyl phenol, Nonyl phenol – Product of alkylation of phenol with the propylene tetramer in the presence of Tulsion® resin as a catalyst.
• Aldol condensation – Condensation of aldehyde by using Tulsion® anionic catalyst resin.
• MTBE – Tulsion® resin catalyst is used in the reaction of iso butylene and methanol for the production of MTBE.
• ETBE – Tulsion® resin catalyst is used in the reaction of iso butylene and ethanol for the production of ETBE.
• TAME – Reaction of methanol and 2-methyl 2- butene & 2-methyl 1-butene is catalysed by Tulsion® resin.
• Decomposition of cumene hydro peroxide – Catalytic decomposition of cumene hydro peroxide with help of Tulsion® resin.
• Fatty acid esters – Catalysed reaction of alcohol and fatty acid with Tulsion® catalyst resin. Tulsion® Resins used – Tulsion® T-38, Tulsion® T-62 MP, Tulsion® T-63 MP, Tulsion® T -66 MP, Tulsion® T-77MP, Tulsion® T-8052 MP