This facility has 50 employees, and annual revenues of 5-10 million dollars.
Phenol formaldehyde is manufactured in batch reactors.
Cleaner Production Principle Recovery, Reuse and Recycle Cleaner Production Application Economic considerations prompted the plant to recycle on site by distilling and reusing the alcohol. The distillation kettle was already available on site. Steam was available at negligible costs. The resin removed from the reactor can also be reused. Laboratory analysis of synthetic resins also generates waste which is disposed off-site.