BUTYRIC ACID - Manufacturing Plant, Detailed Project Report, Profile, Business Plan, Industry Trends, Market Research, Survey, Manufacturing Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Feasibility Study, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue, Plant Economics
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Butyric acid, also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Butyric acid is found in milk, especially goat, sheep and buffalo's milk, butter, Parmesan cheese, and as a product of anaerobic fermentation (including in the colon and as body odor). It has an unpleasant smell and acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste (similar to ether). Butyric acid is a fatty acid occurring in the form of esters in animal fats. The acid is an oily, colorless liquid that is easily soluble in water, ethanol, and ether, and can be separated from an aqueous phase by saturation with salts such as calcium chloride. Salts and esters of the acid are called butyrates or butanoates. It is miscible in water. Its boiling point is 163.5°C.
Uses and Applications
Butyric acid is used in the preparation of various butyrate esters. Low-molecular-weight esters of butyric acid, such as methyl butyrate, have mostly pleasant aromas or tastes. As a consequence, they find use as food and perfume additives. It is also used as an animal feed supplement, due to the ability to reduce pathogenic bacterial colonization. It is used in synthesis of flavors, in pharmaceuticals, and in emulsifying agents. The acid is of considerable commercial importance as a raw material in the manufacture of esters of lower alcohols for use as flavoring agents; its anhydride is used to make cellulose butyrate, a useful plastic. Butyric acid is well known for its anticancer effects as it induces morphological and biochemical differentiation in a variety of cells leading to concomitant suppression of neoplastic properties. . In addition, butanol is less volatile than ethanol, can replace gasoline in internal combustion engines without any mechanical modifications, does not attract water like ethanol so it can be transported in existing pipelines, is not miscible with water, and is less sensitive to colder temperatures
Market Analysis
Butyric acid has many uses in different industries, and currently there is a great interest in using it as a precursor to biofuels. As it is one of the most promising biofuels for replacing gasoline in the future, a lot of attention these days is paid toward biobutanol. Butyric acid is a promising chemical that may hold the potential for tomorrow energy needs. Nowadays, there is a great need for butyric acid produced by microbial fermentation in various industries. Being used in chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry and food industry, this product has an evergreen growing demand.
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