Thar Technologies, Inc.

In 1990, Dr. Lalit Chordia founded Thar Technologies, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, USA under the name of Thar Designs, Inc. Prior to starting Thar, Dr. Chordia co-founded Suprex Corp., one of the first supercritical instrumentation companies in the world, in 1981 while earning his PhD at Carnegie-Mellon University. Dr. Chordia founded Thar with the purpose of commercializing supercritical fluid technology.

Originally formed as a high pressure component and analytical system design and assembly company, Thar has transformed itself and its objectives into four distinct, yet complementary, groups with over 40 employees. From its two locations in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Thar is unique in the world of supercritical fluid technology as it provides a complete single-point-of-access for both process and equipment technologies. Thar designs and manufactures laboratory, pilot and process supercritical systems, provides research and applications services, develops and licenses new applications and offers toll process services. Thar has been awarded 11 patents and has over 20 patents-pending in both equipment and process technologies. Researchers and developers at Thar have a combined experience in supercritical fluid technology of over 200 years of combined industry experience. Today, Thar Technologies, Inc. seeks to be the global leader in supercritical fluid technology and equipment by providing solutions involving chemistry, design, process development and optimization from concept-through-commercialization. Even though Thar is a small company, Thar has reached international stature in the field of supercritical fluid technology for its equipment and process expertise because of its concept-through-commercialization partnerships with corporate, governmental and research organizations.

Organization

Thar Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier of supercritical fluid technology and equipment because it provides complete concept-through-commercialization solutions through cross-platform teams of its four groups and guarantees customer satisfaction every step of the way.

develops and markets analytical, laboratory and pilot scale systems and system components. From phase equilibrium to chromatographic equipment, extraction to reaction, and counter current column to particle formation equipment, Thar Instruments is a one-stop shop for supercritical fluid equipment.

develops and markets new applications and processes and supports customers through R&D, scale-up, optimization and commercial production solutions, including process-scale systems, toll processing and technology licensing. Examples of involvement in supercritical fluid processes are nutraceutical extraction, spice extraction, lecithin deoiling, phospholipid separation, electronic hardware cleaning and a host of other applications.

develops new technologies and equipment for microscale fluid flow/handling and cooling applications, including micropumps, microcompressors and microrefrigeration systems for electronics cooling. Bolstered by a 2002 NIST Advanced Technology Program award, development and testing are ongoing in partnership with major computer-related companies.