Manufacture of Pentaerythritol

An indian consultancy company is offering the technology for manufacture of pentaerythritol. It is manufactured with the reaction of acetaldehyde with an excess of formaldehyde in an alkaline medium solution, which is then filtered, wet cake dried and pulverised.

Areas of Application: This can be used as a raw materials for paint industry, alkyd resins, lubricating oil, explosives, etc.

Inputs Required:

Building: 15,000 sq ft; land: 36,000 sq ft;
water : 50,000 litres/day;
power/fuel : 1,800 KWM/MT;
steam – 18 MT;

Raw Materials: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, caustic soda, formic acid;

Total Manpower Required: 80

Production capacity : 5.00 MT/day

Forms of transfer : Know-how, turnkey plant, training.

For more information, contact:

Asian & Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
P O Box: 4575, Qutab Institute Area
New Delhi 110016
Tel: (011) 26856276 Fax: 26856274
Email: rvijh@apctt.org