Dr. Blackshaw, there's been discussion about some of the comments made by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development regarding a herbicide used in irrigation canals, acrolein. |
Two new units were built, one to produce acrolein using Arkema's proven process and the other to produce MMP using Novus expertise. |
The fumes also contain sulfur dioxide, and various aldehydes, primarily formaldehyde as well as acetaldehyde and acrolein. |
With methyl mercaptan already manufactured at the Beaumont site and acrolein now available from the new unit, MMP production is fully backwardly integrated. |
You mentioned that acrolein is toxic to fish. |
The three most important raw materials used to produce methionine are acrolein, methyl mercaptan and hydrocyanic acid. |