Bio-adipic Acid Production Cost Reports

Bio-adipic Acid production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Bio-adipic Acid production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of Bio-adipic Acid. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Adipic acid is a platform chemical which is the most significant commercial dicarboxylic acid. Its bio-based production has been extensively focused on with growing interest in biochemical conversion to replace the current chemical production routes. To carry out the process of manufacturing adipic acid through biochemical conversion, many types of raw materials are used, including the sugar platform (obtained from cellulose or hemicellulose, starch), the fatty acid platform (lipid-derived) as well as the lignin platform (aromatics).

Bio-adipic Acid is a C6 aliphatic dicarboxylic acid that appears to be a white crystalline powder. Bio-adipic acid, with a molecular formula of C6H10O4 and a slightly acidic pH, can undergo esterification and amidation reactions similar to adipic acid, making it suitable for the production of nylon and other polymers, and is soluble in water and polar organic solvents like ethanol and acetone.

The main biochemical-based production methods for the production can be direct fermentation to adipic acid or fermentation to muconic or glucaric acid, after which chemical hydrogenation (indirect fermentation) is carried out. It is mainly used for applications like the production of nylon 6,6, polyurethane, manufacturing plasticizers and lubricants, as well as gelling and acidulant agent (food grade).