Linalool Production Via Total Chemical Synthesis

This report comprises the extensive cost dynamics of linalool production process via chemical synthesis. In this process, acetylene and acetone yield 3-methyl-1-butyn-3-ol (upon reacting with each other), which is hydrogenated to 3-methyl-1-buten-3-ol. This compound can react with diketene or acetic acid ester to form the aceto-acetate, undergoing thermal reaction to produce 2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one. Finally, by subjecting 2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one to a reaction with acetylene, dehydrolinalool is produced. Subsequently, dehydrolinalool can undergo partial hydrogenation to yield linalool.

Alternatively, 3-methyl-1-buten-3-ol reacts with isopropenyl methyl ether or isoprene hydrochloride and acetone, generating 2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one. Dehydrolinalool is obtained by the subsequent reaction of 2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one with acetylene, which can be partially hydrogenated.to create linalool.

The project economic analysis provided in the report discusses a Germany-based plant:

• Manufacturing Process
  • Process Flow
  • Material Flow
  • Material Balance
• Raw Material and Product's Specifications
  • Raw Material Consumption
  • Product and Co-Product Generation
  • Capital Investment
• Land and Site Cost
  • Offsites/Civil Works
  • Equipment Cost
  • Auxiliary Equipment Cost
  • Contingency
  • Engineering and Consulting Charges
  • Working Capital
• Variable Cost
  • Raw Material
  • Utilities
• Fixed Cost
  • Labor Requirement & Wages
  • Overhead Expenses
  • Maintenance Charges
• Financing Costs
  • Interest on Working Capital
  • Interest on Loans
• Depreciation Charges
• General Sales and Admin Costs
• Production Cost Summary