Resorcinol Market - Global Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020

Resorcinol is a six carbon phenol derived hydrocarbon compound. The chemical is white in color with a crystal structure. It is soluble in water, alcohol, ether and benzene. It has a very mild odor and a bitter sweet taste. It is also known as m-benzenediol, m-hydroxyquinone, and resorcin. Resorcinol can be manufactured commercially through two processes. One of the commercial processes involves sulphonation of benzene followed by neutralization of disulphonic acid, caustic fusion and separation. This process yields technical grade resorcinol with higher than 98% purity.

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Another common commercial process of resorcinol production involves alkylation of benzene with propylene in presence of a catalyst (AlCl3 or solid phosphoric acid). Sumitomo Chemicals which is one of the key manufacturers of resorcinol uses the later process. Resorcinol is a hazardous chemical and may cause severe irritation to the skin and eyes if exposed. It s highly toxic to the aquatic life and has a mutagenic effect on bacteria and yeast. It releases toxic carbon oxides when burned.

Resorcinol is primarily used as an essential component, along with synthetic rubber latex and formaldehyde, of the adhesive system employed by the rubber industry for manufacturing tyres for trucks, passenger vehicles, off-road equipment and other fibre reinforced mechanical materials including conveyor belts among other. Resorcinol is also utilized for high performance wood binding applications through resorcinol resins fortified with formaldehyde. These wood binding applications require high quality adhesive formulation that can survive extreme heat and moisture conditions. Resorcinol is an important chemical intermediate for production of specialty chemicals employed as screening agents against UV light in plastics. Some other applications include production of dyestuffs, agricultural chemicals, flame...