Butyraldehyde Production from Propylene and Syngas - Cost Analysis - Butyraldehyde E31A

Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of n-Butyraldehyde production from propylene and syngas. The process examined is similar to the technology jointly developed by Rhodia (former Rhône-Poulenc) and Ruhrchemie. This process relies on a water-soluble rhodium catalyst for the hydroformylation of propylene to form n-butyraldehyde and isobutyraldehyde. The n-Butyraldehyde is separated as the final product and the isobutyraldehyde is obtained as a by-product. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Keywords: Oxo Synthesis, Butanal, Synthesis Gas, H2, CO, Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Rhodia, Rhône-Poulenc, Ruhrchemie