The purpose of this experiment is to synthesize isopentyl ester by an esterification reaction between a carboxylic acid and an ester. Carboxylic esters‚ like isopentyl acetate‚ are normally used to create artificial flavors. In the preparation of isopentyl acetate‚ esterification of acetic acid and isopentyl alcohol occurs. Esterification is an equilibrium shift to the product side using an excess of one of the starting components. In this experiment‚ the excess reagent is acetic acid because it
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Book of Esther Review 1. (Source Sheet 1‚ #5) For the first time‚ there are two major Jewish communities: one in Persia and one in Eretz Yisrael. There is a tension between the two communities. The community in Persia is assimilated and they were high up in status. The two communities do not mention one another; there is no mention of Shushan in any of the books of the people who lived in EY. In Persia‚ the Jews were very assimilated - the Jews intermarried and were economically very well off
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margarine named Benecol. Stanol ester is the active ingredient that provides the lower cholesterol benefit. The success of Benecol and stanol ester would depend on Raisio’s ability to market and distribute the product worldwide. Synopsis of Case While studying the effects of rapeseed oil on blood cholesterol levels Raisio was presented with the idea to research plant sterols. Exploration into plant sterols proved valuable as it could be used to produce stanol ester. The Benecol launch in 1995
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(“Benecol‚” 2010). Benecol has become a successful additive to multiple product lines due to its unique ingredient of plant stanol ester. The ingredient has been proven to reduce cholesterol levels and can easily be added to any food (Grant‚ 2010). Raisio‚ up until 1997‚ produced much of the plant stanol it needed and was self-sufficient in its exploitation of stanol ester technology (Grant‚ 2010). Raisio then made the decision to become part of Johnson & Johnson in order to gain global marketing‚ manufacturing
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Raisio’s Research and Development program further developed a medical use of a byproduct of pine-wood pulp or stanol ester. Raisio had found a unique way of processing the plant stanol which allowed it to become refined and fat-soluble. They studied it further and found it to have a profound cholesterol-reducing effect when consumed. The findings were published in New England Journal of Medicine in November 1995; “after a 14-month trial‚ a daily intake of 25 grams reduces total cholesterol in
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Raisio‚ a Finnish grain and chemical company‚ is the proud owner of a product that has been deemed one of the ten most important nutritional innovations in the world (“Benecol®‚” 2010). This product is a unique compound composed of plant stanol esters and has been scientifically proven to help lower cholesterol levels in humans. With the prevalence of high cholesterol in the world population and the incidence of mortality associated with a high cholesterol level‚ it is no wonder that Raisio had
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1995 had attracted the interest of food processors and supermarket groups throughout the world and fueled a surge of investor interest . Demand for the product had outstripped Raisio’s capability to produce the active ingredient in Benecol ‚ stanol ester . On the Helsinki stock market ‚ foreign demand pushed Raisio’s share price from FIM61 at the beginning of the year to FIM 288 at the end (after touching FIM322 during the summer ). CEO Matti salminen commented : 1996 will go down in the Raisio
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margarine‚ attracted the interest of food processors and supermarket groups throughout the world and fueled a surge of investor interest. Stanol ester is the active ingredient that provides the lower cholesterol benefit. There was huge marketing potential and profit opportunity for Raisio. However‚ its limited production capacity‚ limited supply of stanol ester‚ few facilities‚ limited experience outside Finland‚ different product formulation requirements‚ different marketing channels and complicated
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of an Unknown Ester Hydrolysis Reaction Abstract The experiments to follow determined that the equilibrium concentrations of the reaction: ester + water ↔ alcohol + acid‚ are equal to 0.0363 moles of ester‚ 0.2852 moles of water‚ and 0.0268 moles each of alcohol and acid. Using this information the equilibrium constant was determined to be 0.06938. 1. Introduction In this lab the equilibrium constant‚ Kc‚ for the acid catalyzed reaction between an unknown ester and water to form
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This is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) industry in Global and China. The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions‚ applications and industry chain structure. Global market analysis and Chinese domestic market analysis are provided with a focus on history‚ developments‚ trends and competitive landscape of the market. A comparison between the international and Chinese situation is also offered. The report
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