DL-METHIONINE - 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
Methionine is an amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks that our bodies use to make proteins. Methionine is found in meat, fish, and dairy products, and it plays an important role in many cell functions. Methionine can be found naturally in meat and fish pet food ingredientsmethionine is part of body proteins and is important for skin and coat condition, eye health, heart health and more. It serves as a precursor to other amino acids like cysteine which can then be converted into taurine. Methionine can also be converted into glutathione, an important physiological antioxidant, and into the cat pheromone felinine
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
DL-Methionine is produced on a large scale by chemical synthesis. Methyl mercaptan is reacted with acrolein to produce beta methyl thiopropionaldehyde, which is reacted with hydrogen cyanide to produce alpha hydroxy gamma methyl thio butyro nitrile, which on treatment with ammonia followed by hydrolysis, yields methionine. All industrial producers of DL-methionine start with the same raw materials, acrolein, methyl mercaptan, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia or ammonium carbonate. The multi step process can be carried out in batches or continuously.
APPLICATIONS
DL-METHIONINE IS ADDED AS AN INGREDIENT TO PET FOODS Study on rats showed methionine supplementation in the diet specifically increases mitochondrial ROS production and mitochondrial DNA oxidative damage in rat liver mitochondria offering a plausible mechanism for its hepatotoxicity. DL-Methionine is used as a supplement to organic poultry feed.
Dl-Methionine in Food Production
Dl-Methionine is widely used as nutritional supplement in food production. As nutritional supplement: in food industries to provide amino acids. As flavor enhancer: in food industries to improve sea urchin flavor.
Dl-Methionine in Pharmaceutical
Dl-Methionine is widely used as raw materials and intermediate in Pharmaceutical. As raw materials: in compound amino acid infusion and nutritional supplements. As intermediate: in medicine manufacturing of vitamins and liver preparations.
DEMAND DRIVERS
The per capita consumption of meat is on the increase in India. Increasing consumer preference for poultry meat is likely to steadily increase the demand for DL-Methionine. With the growing population and raising personal income and the growing health trend towards white meat, demand for DL-Methionine is expected to rise steadily in line with expanding demand for chicken meat.
INDIAN DEMAND
Indian demand in Poultry and pharmaceutical sectors
(Period April 2013 to March 2014) 27000 metric tonne
AAGR through 2017 7% per annum.
GLOBAL SCENARIO
Global Installed Capacity: 0.9 million metric tonne per annum
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