Reaction Chemistry

Amidation and Condensation Chemistry

• Fatty acid and amine reactions
• Amidoamine synthesis
• Fatty acid conversion chemistry
• DETA based reaction systems
• Intermediate preparation for surfactant and emulsifier systems

Imidazoline Chemistry

• Fatty acid and polyamine reaction systems
• Imidazoline synthesis and development
• Oilfield and industrial imidazoline derivatives
• Corrosion inhibitor chemistry
• Emulsifier and surface active intermediate development

Emulsifier Chemistry - Note: (This one is particularly defensible because our indexed Aristide work specifically includes bench scale conversion of soy fatty acid feedstock into a target emulsifier and comparison against TOFA derived emulsifiers.)

• Primary and secondary emulsifier development
• Invert emulsion and oil based drilling fluid emulsifiers
• Fatty acid derived emulsifier systems
• TOFA based and alternative renewable feedstock chemistry
• Maleic modified emulsifier systems
• Surfactant and interfacial chemistry optimization

Carbamylation and Chelation Chemistry - (Freeport project:  copper selective chelation. That will communicate the technology objective better.)

• Carbamylation reactions
• Ligand development
• Metal complexation and chelation chemistry
• Copper selective chelation systems
• Critical mineral and mineral processing chemistry

Acid Base Chemistry

• Neutralization reactions
• Salt formation
• pH controlled reaction systems
• Acidification and alkalization
• Organic acid and amine neutralization
• In situ salt generation
• pH adjustment and buffering systems

Agricultural and Nitrogen Chemistry

• Nitrogen chemistry and nitrogen stabilization technology
• Nitrification related agricultural chemistry
• Micronutrient chemistry
• Nutrient complexation and chelation
• Fertilizer additives
• Adjuvant chemistry
• Crop enhancement formulations
• Soil and water treatment chemistry

Additional Reaction Development

BOSS also develops and optimizes esterification, functionalization, surfactant modification, renewable-feedstock conversion, raw-material substitution, complexation, and related specialty chemical reactions. Work can include bench synthesis, reaction optimization, process development, and scale-up planning.

This answers a different question: What types of technologies can BOSS develop? And, This also lines up much better with what is actually sitting in the BOSS IS BACK pipeline rather than presenting BOSS as a generic consulting company.

1. Industrial & Specialty Chemical Technology
2. Surfactants and emulsifiers
3. Oilfield and drilling fluid additives
4. Invert emulsion systems
5. Corrosion inhibitors
6. Industrial and institutional cleaning chemistry
7. Detergents and fabric treatment systems
8. Dispersions and suspensions
9. Concentrated liquid formulations
10. Powder and dry blend formulations
11. Specialty performance additives
12. Agriculture
13. Plant nutrition technology
14. Micronutrient systems
15. Fertilizer additives
16. Nitrogen management technology
17. Agricultural adjuvants
18. Crop enhancement chemistry
19. Soil treatment
20. Water management
21. Agricultural formulation development
22. Mining & Critical Minerals
23. Copper recovery chemistry
24. Selective metal chelation
25. Mineral processing additives
26. Process chemistry
27. Thermal process additives
28. Dust control
29. Water management
30. Critical mineral technology development
31. Environmental Technology
32. PFAS and PFOS remediation
33. Water treatment
34. Waste treatment chemistry
35. Nuclear waste management and abatement technology evaluation
36. Environmental remediation
37. Sustainable and renewable feedstock chemistry
38. Chemical stewardship
39. Infrastructure & Industrial Applications
40. Dust control and soil stabilization
41. Asphalt additives
42. Concrete additives
43. Cure acceleration technology
44. Cold weather performance additives
45. Deicing technology
46. Industrial process additives
    

Then we answer: What can the Magnolia laboratory actually measure, formulate, test and evaluate?
Physical & Analytical Testing
Current capabilities

1. pH
2. Density and specific gravity
3. Rotational viscosity
4. Kinematic viscosity
5. Temperature dependent viscosity evaluation
6. Visual appearance
7. Color evaluation
8. Phase separation
9. Emulsion stability
10. Dispersion stability
11. Freeze thaw evaluation
12. Temperature stability
13. Accelerated aging
14. Microscopic examination
15. Comparative product evaluation
16. Sample retention and stability monitoring

The BOSS indexed Magnolia R&D lab equipment supports this with the rotary viscometer, Cannon Fenske viscometers, constant temperature bath, microscope, controlled freezer, hot plate stirrer, temperature measurement and laboratory glassware.

1. Wet Chemistry
2. Acid base titration
3. Acid value
4. Alkalinity and acidity
5. Active content determination where appropriate
6. Neutralization studies
7. pH titration curves
8. Comparative chemical analysis
9. Raw material qualification
10. Incoming material evaluation
11. Formulation & Process Development
12. Bench scale formulation
13. Liquid blending
14. Powder blending
15. Emulsion preparation
16. Suspension and dispersion preparation
17. Heated processing
18. Controlled agitation
19. High and low viscosity formulation
20. Raw material substitution studies
21. Formula optimization
22. Competitive product benchmarking
23. Prototype preparation
24. Customer sample preparation
25. Pilot batch development
26. Scale up studies
27. Application & Performance Testing
28. Oilfield emulsifier screening
29. Invert emulsion evaluation
30. Detergent and cleaning performance
31. Fabric treatment evaluation
32. Agricultural formulation evaluation
33. Dust control formulation screening
34. Stability and compatibility studies
35. Process troubleshooting
36. Comparative performance testing