【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】The technology for producing isooctanoic acid by reacting octenal with hydroxide was evaluated as a scientific and technological achievement from 1805 to 2024

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Happy May Day 2024! Safety first. Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical technology and equipment sector. **********************[A Decade of Progress in Chemical Equipment] Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Forum Website) ***************** On the morning of May 21, 2024, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation organized a meeting in Zhangjiagang to evaluate the technical achievements related to the production of isooctanoic acid via the reaction of octenal with hydroxide. The technology for producing isooctanoic acid by reacting octenal with hydroxide was developed jointly by Jiangsu Huachang Chemical Co., Ltd., Zhangjiagang Huachang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., and Suzhou Huachang Daote Chemical Technology R&D Co., Ltd. The pilot-scale production facility for isooctanoic acid with an annual capacity of 1,000 tons, built using this technology, has achieved a complete integrated production process, with the product purity reaching 99.94%. At the meeting, the experts carefully listened to the work reports, research reports, and application reports submitted by the entities responsible for completing the project, as well as the results of the on-site assessment conducted by the evaluation team on the pilot-scale installation; they also thoroughly reviewed the relevant technical documents. Following on-site inquiries, responses, and discussions during the meeting, the evaluation committee concluded that this achievement features strong technological innovation, safe and reliable manufacturing processes, as well as environmental friendliness, and is overall at an internationally advanced level. The committee unanimously agreed to approve it and recommended accelerating its industrialization and widespread application. It is reported that the isooctanoic acid project is an important part of Huachang Chemical’s efforts to expand the industrial chain involving propylene, n-butylaldehyde, octenal, isooctanoic acid, isooctanoate salts, and isooctanoate esters, thereby strengthening and completing this chain.