1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD) Production Cost Reports

The report provides a detailed analysis essential for establishing an 1,4-butanediol manufacturing plant. It encompasses all critical aspects necessary for 1,4-butanediol production, including the cost of 1,4-butanediol production, 1,4-butanediol plant cost, 1,4-butanediol production costs, and the overall 1,4-butanediol manufacturing plant cost. Additionally, the study covers specific expenditures associated with setting up and operating an 1,4-butanediol production plant. These encompass manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure needs, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, and more.

Butanediol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H10O2. It functions as a protic solvent, a product, and a neurotoxin. Furthermore, on an industrial scale, it is used as a solvent for manufacturing certain kinds of elastic fibers, plastics, and polyurethanes. Also, it is a chemical that can be used to make products such as paint thinner, floor strippers, and other solvent products.

It is also employed to boost the production of growth hormone and muscle growth; for bodybuilding, losing weight, and insomnia which are also certain factors leading to the industry's development. It is widely used in the production of organic chemicals, especially the solvent oxolane (also called tetrahydrofuran or THF). It finds use as a source of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which is a recreational intoxicant/drug (with effects like alcohol) that can cause euphoric and sedative effects.

The market drivers for 1,4-butanediol involves its major role in the plastic manufacturing industries. It is used in the production of elastic fibers, plastics, and polyurethanes significantly contributing to its market growth. Additionally, its use in the production of various solvent products like paint thinner and floor strippers further boosts demand. Furthermore, its potential applications in bodybuilding and weight loss bolsters its demand on an industrial as well as commercial scale. Moreover, it serves as a precursor in the production of organic chemicals and a drug that can cause euphoric effects that further propel its market demand impacting industrial 1,4-butanediol procurement.

Various factors that may impact the effective industrial 1,3-butanediol procurement and need to be kept in check by procurement executives are the price, availability, accessibility, and demand variability of the raw material involved in the production of 1.4-butanediol for an efficient industrial 1,4-butanediol procurement process.

Raw Material for 1,4-butanediol

According to the 1,4-butanediol manufacturing plant project report, the various raw materials for 1,4-butanediol production include maleic anhydride, acetylene, and formaldehyde.

Manufacturing Process for 1,4-butanediol

The extensive 1,4-butanediol production cost report consists of the following major industrial manufacturing processes:

• Production from maleic anhydride: maleic anhydride is first converted to the methyl maleate ester. The product obtained is followed by hydrogenation to obtain 1,4-butanediol.
   
• Production from acetylene and formaldehyde: acetylene reacts with two equivalents of formaldehyde and produces 1,4-butynediol as a result. 1,4-butynediol is followed by subsequent hydrogenation, thus, resulting in the formation of 1,4-butanediol.

1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD) is a butanediol which is butane where one hydrogen of each of the methyl groups is replaced by a hydroxy group. The chemical looks like a colorless liquid or solid (based on temperature), which has no smell. It is a viscous liquid (at 16°C) that is miscible in water. It has a distinct bitter-sweet taste. It has a high boiling point of 230°C. 1,4-Butanediol is converted to GHB, which slows down the brain, causing loss of consciousness as well as dangerously slow breathing and other vital functions. It has the molecular formula C4H10O2 and a molecular weight of 90.12 g/mol.