Product Profiles Kerala Investment Potential Products based upon
Product Profiles Kerala Investment Potential Products based upon Iso Butanol from Propylene Derivatives Petrochemical Project (PDPP) of BPCL Kochi Refinery (BPCL KR) Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Sep 2017 Disclaimer: The findings contained in this document are based on the initial information collated through primary and secondary research, which is indicative in nature. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favouring by KSIDC or any entities thereof. It is, however, advisable to get a detailed feasibility study prepared before taking a final investment decision.
Iso Butanol (Isobutyl alcohol) is a medium boiling, slow evaporating, colorless liquid that is useful in organic synthesis, as a chemical intermediate and as a solvent in coating applications… IUPAC Nomenclature: 2 -Methylpropan-1 -ol Chemical Formula: CH 3)2 CHCH 2 OH Potential Products : Automotive Coatings KPMG. com/in s king finishe IES iate a T d b e R o E rm in P te m O n R a i P n and activity as a e lacquers • Excellent re and gloss in cellulos low • Improves f t in cellulose lacquers en • Latent solv ulose nitrate lacquers ell c • Diluent in degradable io b y il d a e R • uers oration rate urable lacq -c • Slow evap id c a r fo t olven • Suitable s lushing rushability • Prevents b osity and improves b isc • Reduces V ebbing in lacquers bw • Prevent co
Origin Parameter Description Plant Oxo Alcohol Unit, Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) of BPCL- KR Raw Material Propylene and Synthesis gas Quantity 7 KTPA
Technical Information Parameter Description Supplied Drums 200 litre capacity, Tank Trucks, Iso Containers Physical Form Colourless, mobile solvent of medium volatility. Miscible with all common solvents, e. g. alcohols, Ketones, aldehydes, ethers, glycols and aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons Density 0. 801 - 0. 803 g/cm 3 Boiling range 106 - 108 Deg C Process description Produced by low pressure hydro-formylation of olefin with synthesis gas followed by hydrogenation of intermediate aldehyde in presence of rhodium catalyst
Other Uses – Extractant in the production of drugs and natural substances such as antibiotics, hormones, vitamins, alkaloids and camphor. – Solvent for printing inks. – Additive in polishes and cleaners, e. g. floor cleaners and stain removers. – Solubilizer in the textile industry, e. g. additive in spinning baths or carrier for colouring plastics. – Additive in de-icing fluids. – Additive in gasoline for spark-ignition engines (prevents carburetter icing). – Mobile phase in paper and thin-layer chromatography. – Humectant for cellulose nitrate. – Dehydrating agent (entrainer in azeotropic distillation). – Feedstock in the production of glycol ethers (in reactions with ethylene or propylene oxides). – Feedstock in the production of flotation aids (e. g. isobutyl xanthate). – Starting material in the production of wear inhibitors and anticorrosion additives in engine oils, e. g. zinc diisobutyl dithiophosphate.
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