Information related to isooctanoic acid
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Dear everyone: If anyone has information related to octylic acid, such as processes and manufacturing techniques, please send it to gytgcc@163.com. Thank you in advance. We are investigating the production of isooctanoic acid
Looking for technology? Hydrogenation, oxidation, or the traditional method?
Oh, why not produce isononyl alcohol? Hydroxide is not available in China; the technology for this comes from abroad.
There is a shortage of isopropyl alcohol raw materials, and moreover, the profitability is poor
This post was last edited by goldliyang on 2020-5-22 at 16:04. Octanoic acid (2-ethylhexanoic acid, C8H16O2) is a colorless liquid with a slight odor. Flammable, slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and ether, slightly soluble in ethanol. It can be used as an intermediate for drying agents in paints and coatings, as a modifier for alkyd resins, to produce peroxides that serve as catalysts in polymerization reactions (such as PE), and in lubricant esters and PVC stabilizers, among other applications. Isooctanoic acid is primarily used for salt formation; its cobalt, manganese, sodium, and calcium salts serve as excellent drying agents for coatings. In China’s paint manufacturing industry, the drying agents currently in use are mainly naphthenate salts of cobalt, zinc, manganese, etc. Due to their higher acid value compared to naphthenate metal hydrochlorides, as well as their stable acid value and molecular weight, fast drying speed, and the fact that they result in coatings with a lighter color that does not yellow over time, isooctanoic acid salts have become a replacement for naphthenate metal salts. At present, about half of the coating manufacturers in China use isooctanoate-based drying agents, with the paint industry consuming around 5,700 tons of isooctanoic acid annually. Traditional thickeners used in the ink industry are aluminum stearate and aluminum C7-9 acids; they have disadvantages such as low thickening efficiency, poor gel stability, and strong odors in the products. As the quality of ink products has improved in recent years, aluminum octoate, as a new type of thickener for inks, offers good thickening effects, high stability of the thinned products, and ease of control during use. Although its application in the ink industry is still in its initial stages with low consumption levels, its market prospects look promising in the future.
Has your isooctanoic acid project started?
Are you interested? The isooctanoic acid project?