Download or read book Trimethylolpropane Production Process - Cost Analysis - TMP E11A written by Intratec and published by Intratec. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of Trimethylolpropane (TMP) production from formaldehyde and n-butyraldehyde. In this process, formaldehyde and n-butyraldehyde go through a two-step reaction to form Trimethylolpropane and sodium formate. Unconverted formaldehyde is recovered from the reactor product solution, sodium formate is separated by means of a solvent extraction step and Trimethylolpropane is purified by distillation. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Alcohols, Polyhydric", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition (2) US Patent 3183274, issued to Celanese in 1965 Keywords: TMP, polyhydric alcohol, polyether polyols, alkide resins