Industrial Productio - Acetone
Industrial Productio - Acetone
Industrial Productio - Acetone
Faculty of science
Department of Biotechnology
Common solvents
* Ethanol
* Acetone
* Butyl alcohol
* Glycerol etc..
Types of chemical solvents
Solvents can be classed as organic or inorganic materials.
• Perfumes (ethanol).
• Chemical synthesis.
Acetone
Also Acetone was the reason that the Germans lost the
World War 1.
Industrial production methods
• Acetone is produced using different methods:-
1. Cumene Process.
3. Hydrolysis of Gem-Dihalides.
5. Ozonolysis of alkenes.
6. Fermentation process.
1) CUMENE PROCESS
• The air oxidation of cumene (isopropyl benzene) leads to the
production of both phenol and acetone, as shown in the following
figure.
• At the end of reaction we get Acetone as well as Phenol both of which
are desirable.
2) FROM ALKANENITRILES
Reaction of Grignard reagent with alkane nitriles
followed by hydrolysis results in formation of ketones.
Production Microorganisms:
Solventogenenis
• Acidogenesis forming acetate , butyrate , hydrogen , and CO2.
• Solventogenesis forming butanol, acetone , and ethanol.
• After 40-60 hrs – 12-20gm/L of solvent(6B:3A:E1).
• The solvents was removed by distillation.
• The remaining microbial dried solids were used as high
nutrient animal feed.
ABE (Acetone–Butanol-Ethanol) fermentation.
Q1 Classify the chemical solvents, and explain their
application in our daily life.