10 - Talking shop - Castets
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November 28, 2023 - Castets It occurs to me that I've been fairly tight lipped about the equipment and project so here's a nutshell (maybe a coco de mer nutshell) summary: Coco-fesses? 🤣 I suppose it's an apt name Coconut meet cocobutt? The project here was to stick closely to what exists in Newark and build it in Castets to expand our global production capacity for this perfumery ingredient. This molecule is projected to increase in sales so we're trying to stay ahead of demand. The new equipment consists of batch reactors, storage tanks, and distillation. Batch reactors are basically big kitchen pots: you add stuff and stir while heating or cooling until it's cooked and seasoned to taste (maybe a slight oversimplification). When you're done cooking, empty the pot out and you can start the next batch. When done cooking, you have your crude material (they call it "brut" here). It's crude because it's not cognizant of social norms. Jk,