This department has 4 separate production lines, 2 lines of copper oxychloride and copper oxide based on domestic technical knowledge and 2 lines of ethion and malathion were also designed and developed by Indian PI (Pesticide India).
Relying on domestic technical knowledge, this department synthesizes the raw material of copper oxychloride with a purity of 97% and with a quality beyond foreign competitors for the first time in Iran.
Red copper oxide or “copper oxide I” is an inorganic chemical compound with chemical formula of Cu₂O, which is used as a fungicide in the agricultural industry and as a biocide in the paint of ship hulls in the paint industry.
“Copper oxide I” is used in ceramic industries as a colorant and as a catalyst in some chemical processes. Recently, it is used in manufacture of solar cells due to the semiconducting properties of “copper oxide I”,.
Using up-to-date knowledge and experienced research staff, Melli Shimi Keshavarz Company managed to produce Zinc dialkyldthiophosphates as the first Iranian company.
This product is used as one of the most important multipurpose additives in all kinds of oils.
The main application of ZDDP is as an anti-wear additive in various types of lubricants, including grease, hydraulic oil, and engine oil. ZDDP also acts as a corrosion inhibitor and antioxidant.
