kenya chemical is one of the leading Acetaldehyde manufacturers and suppliers in kenya. We are supplied into various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, Agriculture, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Acetaldehyde (systematic name ethanal) is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3 CHO, sometimes abbreviated by chemists as MeCHO (Me = methyl). It is one of the most important aldehydes, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in the industry. Acetaldehyde occurs naturally in coffee, bread, and ripe fruit, and is produced by plants. It is also produced by the partial oxidation of ethanol by the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase and is a contributing cause of hangover after alcohol consumption. Pathways of exposure include air, water, land, or groundwater, as well as drink and smoke. Consumption of disulfiram inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of acetaldehyde, thereby causing it to build up in the body.
Traditionally, acetaldehyde was mainly used as a precursor to acetic acid. This application has declined because acetic acid is produced more efficiently from methanol by the Monsanto and Cativa processes. Acetaldehyde is an important precursor to pyridine derivatives, pentaerythritol, and crotonaldehyde. Urea and acetaldehyde combine to give a useful resin. Acetic anhydride reacts with acetaldehyde to give ethylidene diacetate, a precursor to vinyl acetate, which is used to produce polyvinyl acetate.
The global market for acetaldehyde is declining. Demand has been impacted by changes in the production of plasticizer alcohols, which has shifted because n-butyraldehyde is less often produced from acetaldehyde, instead of being generated by hydroformylation of propylene. Likewise, acetic acid, once produced from acetaldehyde, is made predominantly by the lower-cost methanol carbonylation process. The impact on demand has led to increasing in prices and thus a slowdown in the market.
Acetaldehyde is widely used in the manufacturing of perfumes, drugs, acetic acid, flavoring agents, dyes, etc. When acetaldehyde is applied externally for prolonged periods it is toxic. Acetaldehyde was first observed in the year 1774 by the Swedish pharmacist/chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
Acetaldehyde (C2H4O) Uses
It was used as a precursor to acetic acid.
It is used as a precursor to pyridine derivatives, crotonaldehyde, and pentaerythritol.
Used in the manufacturing of resin.
It is used to produce polyvinyl acetate.
It is used in the manufacturing of disinfectants, perfumes, and drugs
It is used in the production of chemicals such as acetic acid.
On the basis of types, Acetaldehyde primarily split into:
Pyridine & Pyridine Bases
Pentaerythritol
Acetic Acid
Ethyl Acetate
Others (Butylene Glycol, Chloral, Peracetic Acid)
On the basis of applications, the Acetaldehyde
Chemicals
Plastics & Synthetic Rubber
Food & Beverage
Paints & Coatings
Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
Paper & Pulp
Water Treatment
Others
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