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Reactivity of Formaldehyde during 4-Hydroxy-2-butanone Synthesis in Supercritical State

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4-Hydroxy-2-butanone, an important intermediate for vitamin A and fragrances, is usually produced by aldol condensation of acetone and formaldehyde. Noncatalytic synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone in supercritical state, which was fast and… Click to show full abstract

4-Hydroxy-2-butanone, an important intermediate for vitamin A and fragrances, is usually produced by aldol condensation of acetone and formaldehyde. Noncatalytic synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone in supercritical state, which was fast and had high production yield, was widely applied. Previous research on 4-hydroxy-2-butanone synthesis in the supercritical state focused on the formation and dehydration of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone while ignoring side reactions involving formaldehyde, which were studied in this paper. A reaction pathway of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone supercritical synthesis containing formaldehyde side reactions was proposed. The cross-disproportionation of formaldehyde and formic acid was found to be the main consumption of formic acid. The effects of initial formaldehyde and formic acid mass fractions in the feed on side reactions were studied. Based on the experiments conducted from 523.15 K to 563.15 K and 17 MPa, a kinetic model was suggested. The relative deviations between experimental and simulated data were less than 10%.

Keywords: hydroxy butanone; supercritical state; synthesis; butanone

Journal Title: ACS Omega
Year Published: 2022

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