Potassium tert-butoxide has good market application prospects, but the production technology level needs to be improved

Potassium tert-butoxide, also known as potassium tert-butoxide and potassium hypobutoxide, has the molecular formula C4H9KO and is an important organic base. Potassium tert-butoxide is a product in which the H atoms in the OH group of tert-butyl alcohol are replaced by K atoms. According to different forms, potassium tert-butoxide can be divided into two categories: liquid potassium tert-butoxide and solid potassium tert-butoxide. Among them The appearance of liquid potassium tert-butoxide is light yellow or milky white, slightly turbid. The appearance of solid potassium tert-butoxide is white or off-white powder, and the content of potassium tert-butoxide is above 95%.

Potassium tert-butoxide has strong alkalinity, hygroscopicity and catalytic activity. It is more alkaline than sodium methoxide and sodium ethoxide. Potassium tert-butoxide can be used as a condensing agent, catalyst, hygroscopic agent, intermediate, etc., and is widely used in chemical industry, medicine, In the fields of pesticides, printing and dyeing, etc. Potassium tert-butoxide has a wide range of applications, and domestic and foreign market demand is growing. However, the production technology of potassium tert-butoxide needs to be improved, and the production cost is high, which limits its market development to a certain extent.

According to the “2022-2027 Potassium tert-butoxide Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report released by the Industrial Research Center , with the development of downstream industries, the global potassium tert-butoxide market continues to expand. It is expected that the global potassium tert-butoxide market will maintain an average annual compound growth rate of about 7.0% from 2022 to 2027. The global potassium tert-butoxide market is mainly distributed in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. It is expected that the Asia-Pacific region will become the main production and consumption area of ​​potassium tert-butoxide in the world. In this region, China and India will become the main production and consumption areas of potassium tert-butoxide. Important market players.

The preparation process of potassium tert-butoxide includes metal method, alkali method, etc. The metal method uses tert-butyl alcohol, metal potassium, etc. as raw materials. This process has the characteristics of good catalytic activity of the product, but it also has problems such as high production cost, poor safety, and easy explosion. , may be gradually eliminated by the market in the future; the alkali process has the advantages of simple process flow, convenient operation, and low equipment investment, but there are problems of low product purity and poor quality. With the upgrade of market demand, the alkali process needs to be further optimized.

In terms of market supply, there are many suppliers of potassium tert-butoxide, including German Evonik, Liquid, American Elements, Albemarle, Changyi Rongxin Chemical, Shandong Xishangxi New Materials, etc. Among them, Shandong Xishangxi New Materials is a domestic metal alkoxide A leading enterprise, the company’s products include sodium tert-butoxide, potassium tert-butoxide, potassium methoxide and sodium ethoxide, etc. The company’s customers include BASF, Japan’s Mitsubishi, Japan’s Fuji, Germany’s REG, etc.

Industry analysts said that as an organic base, potassium tert-butoxide has a wide range of applications and is expected to gradually expand to metallurgy, coal, and aerospace in the future. In other fields, the market development prospects are good. At present, my country has become a major producer of potassium tert-butoxide, and domestic products are exported to overseas markets such as Germany, Japan, and India. However, overall, the technical level of potassium tert-butoxide production in my country is relatively low, and the industry is struggling to save energy, reduce emissions, reduce costs and increase costs. Efficiency and other aspects still need to be further explored.