The chemistry
you need,
produced to scale.
Custom and toll manufactoring of high-purity esters, phosphate esters, carboxylates, sulfated alchols, amides, emulsions, and specialty blends
- from bench trials to tank-trunk and rail volumes.
A specialty plant engineered
for purity and scale
Custom Synthesis manufactures a broad range of esters and specialty chemicals for personal care, lubricants, plastics, and industrial markets. Our plant is designed to deliver high-purity, low-color esters — our specialty — with the reactor and blending capacity to take a product from a first trial batch to full production.
MARKETS WE SERVE
Personal Care &
Cosmetics
Lubricants & Base
Stocks
Plasticizers & Plastics
Oil Field
Ink & Coatings
Agriculture
Meta Working &
Corrosion Inhibitors
Oil Field
Reaction & emulsion chemistry
Eight core reaction platforms including pressure- and vacuum-capable reactors, emulsion and blending equipment, supporting a wide range of custom and catalog products.
Fatty Esters
A complete line of esters from many fatty acids and alcohols — for lubricants, metalworking, plasticizers, personal care, food additives, oil field, and inks.
Carboxylates
Alcohol reacted with sodium chloroacetate to yield a crypto-anionic surfactant that performs like its phosphate counterpart.
High-Temperature Polymeric Esters
Made from mono- and poly-functional alcohols and acids. Hot-oil equipment capable of operating at temperatures up to 260 °C.
Alkylations
Alkylation reactions that attach alkyl groups to aromatic and other substrates — yielding alkylated intermediates and feedstocks for surfactants, detergents, and lubricant additives.
Phosphate Esters
Acid esters via phosphoric anhydride and polyphosphoric acid routes; sodium and potassium salts ranging from 30– 80% active.
Sulfated Alcohols
Sulfation of a wide variety of alcohols via the sulfamicacid route.
Major supplier — Sodium 2-Ethylhexanol Sulfate (Custom 8425, 40% solids)
Amidations
A fatty acid reacted with a poly-functional amine to yield an amido-ester for a wide range of applications.
Kosher Esters
From Kosher Butyl Stearate to Kosher PEG Stearates, Palmitates, Myristates, Oleates, and Medium-Chain Triglycerides — manufactured under the supervision of Organized Kashrus Laboratories.
Emulsion Chemistry
Highly viscous materials including ink additives, silicone emulsions requiring inversion, polyacrylamide preparations, and hot and cold blends across a wide range of applications.
Blending & Formulating
Custom-formulated products including corrosion inhibitors, fiber-finishing aids, cationic / nonionic / anionic lubricants, silicone and non-silicone emulsions, and coatings for polyethylene and films.
Reaction & blending capacity
A flexible fleet of reactors and mixing vessels — every reactor fitted with condenser, vacuum, and receiver — sized for everything from pilot trials to full production runs.
REACTION VESSELS
5
REACTION CAPACITY
20K +gal
BLENDING VESSELS
13
HOT-OIL CAPIBILITY
260 celcious
REACTIONS
8,000 gal
Esterification reactorfor high-purity esters. Steam & hot oil heated, cooled by a dedicated 500-ton cooling tower. Pressure tested to 100 psi.
7,200 gal
Hot-oilreactor, internal coil for steam/cooling, 100 psi. Condenser, vacuum,receiver.
3,000 gal
Hot-oilreactor, internal coils, 100 psi. Condenser, vacuum,receiver
2,000 gal
Steam/cooling reactorwith condenser, vacuum, receiver, and scrubber.
100 gal pilot
Hot-oil pilot-plantreactor, internal coil, 55 psi. Fortrials& scale-up.
All reactors are stainless steel construction, fitted for full vacuum, and rated to 100 psi (pilot 55 psi).
BLENDING & MIXING
6,600 gal ×4
Fourjacketed stainless vessels, steam/cooling
6,500 gal
Jacketed mixing vessel, steam/cooling.
5,500 gal
Jacketed mixing vessel, steam/cooling.
2,000–2,500
Two jacketed mixing vessels
1,500 gal
Meyers mixer — variable-speed sweep + two high-shearblades for high-viscosity materials.
100–1,500
Range of smaller vessels including 100- gal units for customertrials& singledrum batches.
Flaker
Drum-style flaker, 2–12 drums/
All blending equipment is stainless steel construction — ~45,000 gal total capacity across the fleet.
FROM BENCH TO BULK
Trials to truckloads — and rail cars.
1. Pilot
100-gallon hot oil pilot reactor proves your chemistry.
2. Trial
Single-drum batches in dedicated trial vessels.
3. Production
Scale into 2,000–8,000-gal reactors.
Ship
Drums, totes, tank trucks & on-site rail.
A LEADING SPECIALTY CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER
PHONE (864) 261-8146
TOLL FREE 1-800-768-3246
FAX (864) 261-9210
PLANT & OFFICE
1704 Denver Road
Anderson, SC 29625
MAILING
P.O. Box 5254
Anderson, SC 29623
