A Polish process for pentaerythritol manufacture

Abstract

Pentaerythritol is a synthetic polyalcohol with the formula C 2OH)4, obtained in the reaction of one acetaldehyde molecule with four molecules of formaldehyde. This reaction takes place in a dilute aqueous solution in the presence of alkaline catalysts. Besides the pentaerythritol a salt of formic acid, most often sodium formate, is the by‐product obtained.

Citation

Trybula, S. and Terelak, K. (1990), "A Polish process for pentaerythritol manufacture", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 19 No. 5, pp. 7-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb042719