kenya chemical is one of the leading Maleic anhydride 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.
Maleic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula C2H2(CO)2O. It is the acid anhydride of maleic acid. It is a colorless or white solid with an acrid odor. It is produced industrially on a large scale for applications in coatings and polymers.
Maleic anhydride is used in many applications.
Around 50% of world maleic anhydride output is used in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR). Chopped glass fibers are added to UPR to produce fiberglass reinforced plastics that are used in a wide range of applications such as pleasure boats, bathroom fixtures, automobiles, tanks, and pipes.
Maleic anhydride is hydrogenated to 1,4-butanediol (BDO), used in the production of thermoplastic polyurethanes, elastane/Spandex fibers, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins, and many other products.
Diels-Alder reaction of maleic anhydride and butadiene and isoprene gives the respective tetrahydro phthalic anhydrides which can be hydrogenated to the corresponding hexahydrophthalic anhydrides. These species are used as curing agents in epoxy resins. Another market for maleic anhydride is lubricating oil additives, which are used in gasoline and diesel engine crankcase oils as dispersants and corrosion inhibitors. Changes in lubricant specifications and more efficient engines have had a negative effect on the demand for lubricating oil additives, giving flat growth prospects for maleic anhydride in this application.
A number of smaller applications for maleic anhydride. The food industry uses malic acid which is a derivative of maleic anhydride in artificial sweeteners and flavor enhancements. Personal care products consuming maleic anhydride include hair sprays, adhesives, and floor polishes. Maleic anhydride is also a precursor to compounds used for water treatment detergents, insecticides and fungicides, pharmaceuticals, and other copolymers.
Maleic anhydride Form
Solid
Brittle
Molten
Maleic anhydride Application Outlook
Unsaturated Polyester Resins
1, 4-Butanediol
Additives
Copolymers
Others
Maleic anhydride Industry Vertical
Construction
Automotive
Textile
Food & Beverage
Pharmaceutical
Lubricant Oil Additives
Agricultural Chemicals
Styrene Copolymers
water treatment chemicals
foodstuffs
pharmaceuticals
softening agents
herbicides
pesticides
Others
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