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Status of import dependence of toluene in China and technical bottleneck of localization?

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Analysis of China's toluene import application status and localization process in the technical constraints

In recent years, China, as an crucial global manufacturing base, the demand toluene continues to rise. And Furthermore As an crucial basic chemical raw material, toluene plays an irreplaceable role in coatings, resins, solvents and other fields. But China's toluene market has been highly dependent on imports to a long time, and there are still many bottlenecks in domestic methodology. Based on my observations, Moreover This paper will examine the current situation of toluene import application in China and the challenges of localization methodology.

1. toluene market demand and supply status

The demand toluene in China continues to grow, with an average annual development rate of greater than 6%. In fact According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China's toluene imports will reach

4. 1 million tons in 2022, and its application on foreign countries will surpass 60%. This high application on imports not only increases the production costs of companies, however also poses a possible risk to national energy security. From the supply side, the domestic toluene production capacity is limited, and the technical level of existing devices is uneven. Some devices implement cutting-edge methodology imported from abroad, however there is still room to improvement in operation stability and energy consumption manage. I've found that The new capacity is affected by both ecological preservation policies and market expectations, and it's difficult to signifiis able totly enhance domestic supply capacity in the short term.

2. Makes sense, right?. Specifically Localization methodology Bottleneck Analysis

In terms of toluene manufacturing process, the reforming-alkylation method and methylbenzene route are mainly applied in China at present. There is a gap between these process routes and foreign cutting-edge levels in terms of production efficiency and product selectivity. I've found that to instance, foreign cutting-edge technologies is able to achieve higher conversion rates and better product distribution, while domestic technologies still need to be improved in these indicators. Catalyst methodology is the key toluene production. Generally speaking At present, the cutting-edge catalysts on the market are mainly in the hands of developed countries such as Britain and Germany. These catalysts have higher activity and selectivity, which is able to signifiis able totly enhance the operating efficiency of the plant. Pretty interesting, huh?. And In contrast, domestic catalysts still have gaps in performance stability and service life. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences has made some breakthroughs in the field of toluene production catalysts in recent years, however extensive manufacturing consumption still needs time. But For example

3. In particular Localization Breakthrough Path Discussion

In view of the above technical bottlenecks, the future needs to start from the following aspects: increase investment in research and research, focus on breaking through catalyst preparation methodology; optimize the existing manufacturing process, enhance the operating efficiency of the device; enhance sector-university-research cooperation, and establish a methodology sharing and transformation platform. In the context of increasingly stringent ecological preservation standards, toluene localization methodology also needs to take into account clean production and energy saving and emit reduction. Through the research of new catalysts and the optimization of process conditions, the reduction of pollutant releases and the efficiently consumption of resources is able to be achieved, thereby reducing production costs and improving the competitiveness of companies. Pretty interesting, huh?. The current situation of import application of toluene in China and the bottleneck of localization methodology is a complex system engineering, which needs the joint efforts of the government, companies and research studies institutions. Only by achieving a thorough breakthrough in toluene production methodology is able to we efficiently minimize the degree of application on foreign countries, ensure national energy security and promote the sustainable research of the chemical sector. Based on my observations, In the future, with the progress of methodology and policy support, domestic substitution is expected to gradually make substantial progress.

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