The production capacity of 3-pentanone continues to increase, and the industry development prospects are good

3-Pentanone, also known as diethyl ketone, appears as a colorless liquid with the smell of acetone. It is slightly soluble in water, miscible in ethanol and ether, and soluble in acetone. It is an organic compound. 3-Pentanone is very harmful to the human body. Inhalation of moderate concentrations can easily cause dizziness, nausea, and drowsiness; inhalation of high-concentration vapor can easily cause coma or even death.

Since 3-pentanone is irritating, its preparation is difficult and its production technology is high. At present, the main production method of 3-pentanone is synthesis method, including acid-acid synthesis method, acid-aldehyde method, isoprene method, and methyl ethyl ketone methanol method. Among them, the acid-acid synthesis method is currently the mainstream production method of 3-pentanone in the market. It refers to using two different acids under the action of a catalyst to obtain aliphatic ketones with a high conversion rate and selectivity, and then separation to obtain 3-pentanone. , this type of method has the advantages of high conversion rate, low energy consumption, low pollution, etc., and is suitable for large-scale production.

3-Pentanone is one of the main categories of high-end solvents and is widely used in synthetic dyes, medicines, pesticides and other fields. Specifically, 3-pentanone is a key intermediate between the environmentally friendly herbicide pendimethalin and the anti-influenza drug oseltamivir. As influenza is a highly seasonal disease and domestic environmental protection efforts continue to strengthen, at this stage, the domestic market demand for oseltamivir drugs and environmentally friendly herbicides continues to increase, which in turn drives the production capacity of 3-pentanone to continue to increase, and the industry development prospects are good .

Ketone chemicals are important raw materials for industry, and the industry is closely related to the development of many downstream industries. As an important component of ketone chemicals, the production capacity of 3-pentanone has been continuously expanded in recent years driven by the development of the domestic ketone chemicals industry. The market size of my country’s ketone chemicals in 2021 is approximately 59.27 billion yuan. Against this background, according to the” 3-Pentanone 2022-2027″ released by the Industrial Research Center Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report shows that my country’s 3-pentanone production capacity in 2021 will be approximately 151,000 tons.

At this stage, in the global 3-pentanone market, two companies, BASF and Caffaro Industrie S.p.A, dominate. my country’s 3-pentanone industry started late and has a slow marketization process. Currently, there are only a small number of local companies. The main companies include Jiangsu Hengxing New Materials, Nanjing Zhuocheng Petrochemical, McLean Biochemical, Jiangsu Chuanchuan New Materials, etc. For a long time, foreign companies have occupied the main share of the domestic market. However, in recent years, against the background of the continuous improvement of relevant production technology levels of local companies, my country’s 3-pentanone production capacity has greatly improved, and the import substitution process has continued to accelerate.

Industrial Analyst personnel said that since 2002, my country’s 3-pentanone industry has entered a stage of rapid development, with production levels continuing to improve. The production capacity of local enterprises continues to increase, and the industry development prospects are good. As an important type of fine chemical raw material in industrial production, 3-pentanone has a wide range of application fields and huge market demand. In the future, as its application fields continue to develop, its market demand will continue to upgrade. Against this background, domestic 3-pentanone will continue to develop in the direction of high value-added and high-end products in the future, and the pace of import substitution will continue to accelerate.