【Ten Years of Great Progress in Chemical Technology】Wanhua Chemical’s 500-ton/year Isopropylamine (IPAM) industrialization pilot project from 2019 to 2023
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On April 10, 2023, Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. published on its official website a draft environmental impact assessment report for the industrial pilot project involving 500 tons per year of isopropylamine (IPAM). Additionally, Wanhua Chemical has recently also made public draft environmental impact assessment reports for the renovation project of its MMA production facility and the sulfone polymer project. 500 tons/year Isopropylamine (IPAM) Industrial Pilot Project Project Name: 500 tons/year Isopropylamine (IPAM) Industrial Pilot Project Location: Wanhua Yantai Industrial Park, Yantai Chemical Industry Park Project Overview: This project involves modifying the existing facilities within Wanhua Chemical’s plant to carry out industrial-scale tests on isopropylamine (IPAM); the storage and transportation systems, as well as the auxiliary and environmental protection systems, will all make use of those already in place. Leveraging Wanhua’s integrated advantages across the entire industrial chain for propylene oxide/ethylene oxide-polyether polyol-isopropanol amine, this project utilizes independently developed processing technologies to achieve product competitiveness at an internationally leading level. It breaks the technical monopolies held by multinational companies, helps Wanhua find new sources of profit growth, and contributes to the sustainable development of the company while enhancing its competitive strength.
Isopropylamine is a fine chemical raw material with green environmental benefits and excellent performance, holding great potential in both domestic and international markets. Isopropylamine can be used as a raw material for surfactants, as well as in the fiber industry as a refining agent, antistatic agent, dyeing aid, and fiber wetting agent ； Used as a surfactant, rubber vulcanization accelerator, and solvent ； Reaction with fatty acids yields fatty acid isopropylamides (alkyl isopropylamides) and esters, which are used in industrial synthetic detergents ； The product obtained from thioglycolic acid can be used as a matrix for cosmetics, among other things. Producers of isopropylamine are mainly located in countries such as China, Germany, and the United States, including companies like BASF in Germany and Dow Chemical in the United States. Due to the high technical barriers involved, only a dozen or so companies in the world are capable of producing isopropylamine at present. In China, only Hongbaoli is capable of producing isopropylamine on a large scale across the entire range of products, with a total designed production capacity of 90,000 tons per year. The Chinese isopropylamine market has experienced significant growth over the past decade, driven primarily by the rising demand for end products, especially in the personal care and household cleaning industries.
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