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About Arbokem Inc. |
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Arbokem Inc. was founded in 1983 as an independent technology
management and R&D company. We have been operating
our own research and development laboratory since 1984.
We are on the leading edge of developing new process technology
in our own laboratory and also in collaboration with international
research and academic institutions.
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The top five major research accomplishments
of Arbokem personnel |
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Discovery of 3-chloro-4-dichloromethyl-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone
(MX compound) in chlorinated water (1980-1981)
This compound, one of the most potent
mammalian mutagens known to mankind, is formed by the chlorination
of inadequately-treated water. The MX compound has been
detected in most municipal drinking water supplies throughout
the world.
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Invention of a novel means
to produce papermaking pulp from agricultural fibres
(1985-2000).
The outcome was the industry development of a zero-pollution,
agri-pulp manufacturing protocol and the release
of our super-green "Downtown Paper" in
1994.
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Invention of a novel method
for the manufacture of plant sterols from tall (pine)
oil feedstock (1998-2004)
High cholesterol levels
are a risk factor for heart disease which is a leading
cause of death. Plant sterols are used to lower cholesterol
in humans and, thus, prevent heart disease.
Our technology is now practiced at
the world's largest facility for the manufacture of
plant sterols.
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Development of a novel concept
for the washing of mechanical pulp to control water pollution
from wood pulp mills (1976-1979).
This concept is now standard practice
in the global pulp and paper industry to reduce the amount
of effluent discharged into the environment.
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Invention of a novel use of
persulphate for the enhanced bleaching of cellulosic
pulp (1987-1997).
This technology would eliminate the
discharge of deleterious, chlorinated organics in bleached
pulp mill effluent.
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Publications
We have over 180
publications in various fields including agricultural
economics, biogeochemistry, biomass energy, botanical
chemistry, business economics, chemical process technologies,
commodity market analysis and trading, electrochemistry,
environmental chemistry, human nutritional health,
regional and global politics, pollution abatement
technology, pulp and paper manufacturing, road pavement
construction, transportation fuel technology, and
water resource management.
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We have more than 10 process and
end-use patents issued and pending. |
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