Sodium Benzoate method

Technical field

The invention relates to a benzoate, in particular to a sodium benzoate and a preparation method.

Background technique

Sodium Benzoate Coham Sod irnu Benzoate is also known as sodium benzoate. Its molecular formula
is C7H5NaO2. It is a white granular powder with relatively stable properties. It is easily soluble in
water (50g/100ml) and ethanol (1.3 g/ml). It is flammable, low-toxic, sweet and astringent. It is
mainly used as preservatives in the food industry, fungicides in the pharmaceutical industry,
mordants in the fuel industry, plasticizers in the plastics industry, and can also be used as raw
materials for the spice manufacturing industry. Its products mainly include powdered sodium
benzoate and granular sodium benzoate. The long-distance transportation of powdered sodium
benzoate leads to product compaction, causing inconvenience to use, polluting the environment,
and poor fluidity. The granular sodium benzoate has good fluidity, but produces electrostatic
reaction, which brings unsafe factors to the special use environment, and the granular sodium
benzoate has high energy consumption, large consumption of raw materials, and the purity of the
product after high temperature and high pressure granulation reaction affect.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a new shape of
sodium benzoate. This sodium benzoate product has a uniform shape and is not fragile; it can save
raw materials and reduce costs during the production process, has low unit consumption, and well
controls the phenomenon of dust flying in the production process; there is no electrostatic reaction
during use and the flow performance is relatively good. It is good.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of sodium benzoate.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing sodium benzoate.

The sodium benzoate of the present invention has a molecular formula of C7H5NaO2 and a
columnar solid shape. The outer dimensions are preferably 0.1-2.5 mm in diameter, 1-20 mm in
length, most preferably 1.2-2.5 mm in diameter, 1-9 mm in length, and most preferably 1.2 mm in
diameter and 3-5 mm in length.

The preparation method of sodium benzoate of the present invention includes the following steps:

a. Preparation of sodium benzoate solution

The slicing machine in step b is a rolling slicing machine with steam. The drying method in step c can
be any conventional one. The present invention is preferably hot air drying, specifically: air is purified
by a high-efficiency air purifier and then sent to the heat exchanger via a blower, and steam is
simultaneously sent to the heat exchanger Hot air is generated in the device, and the hot air enters
the dryer to dry the columnar sodium benzoate. The gas delivered by the dryer is separated by the
cyclone separator and then passed through the bag filter for dust removal. After dust removal, the
gas that meets the emission standards is discharged by the induced draft fan (as shown in Figure 1).
The preparation process of sodium benzoate invented by Wood is mainly:

Preparation of Sodium Benzoate Solution → Decolorization → Filtration → Preliminary drying section

First, the reaction is carried out to prepare sodium benzoate solution, and then it is decolorized and
filtered through an activated carbon decolorizing tank, and then it is cut into powder or flakes by a
drum slicer with steam, and is transported to the granulator through the silo for granulation and
then transported to the dryer. After drying, the dried columnar sodium benzoate is transported to
the finished product silo for packaging.

Any conventional method can be used to prepare the sodium benzoate solution, which can be a
neutralization reaction of benzoic acid and sodium hydroxide or a reaction of benzoic acid and
sodium carbonate. It is preferred that benzoic acid and sodium hydroxide are produced by the
neutralization reaction, because this production method is low in cost, tender and stable, and the
process does not emit CO2 gas, which effectively protects the environment. The preparation of
sodium benzoate solution is decolorized and filtered to produce pure white sodium benzoate
aqueous solution after the reaction is completed. It is preferred that Shiloh contains 36-38% sodium
benzoate (mass percentage) sodium benzoate aqueous solution, because if the solution
concentration is too high, it is easy to The pipeline is blocked, the concentration is too low, and the
subsequent drying of water requires human heat energy, which is selected as a waste. Then it is
sliced and dried by a slicing machine and concentrated into flake sodium benzoate with a water
content of 20-26% (mass percentage), and then extruded into a columnar shape by an extruder, and
then evaporated by a dryer to become a columnar sodium benzoate product .

Sodium benzoate produces a benzoic scent during the production process, which is non-toxic and
harmless, but makes people feel uncomfortable. In order to eliminate the impact of benzoic acid on
the environment, the Shanhe reaction and slice drying process adopts a fully sealed production. The
gas is concentratedly drawn from the exhaust hole through the induced draft fan. Before the gas is
discharged, it is sprayed with water by the spray tower, and then cooled by the cyclone separator,
which effectively reduces the gas emission and makes the discharged gas standard meet the national
emission standard , And. The recovered distilled water is recycled as production water. In the
process of extrusion, drying and packaging, the smallest dust is generated, and the bag filter is used
for dust collection and recovery.

The change of the column size of the sodium benzoate of the present invention is obtained by
correspondingly controlling the diameter of the discharge hole on the die plate of the extruder. The
specific structure of the template is shown in Figure 2.

The sodium benzoate of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. Extrude the product through the extruder with uniform shape and not easy to break, and
produce products of different sizes according to different needs.
2. Granular sodium benzoate has static electricity and is not conducive to safe use. Powdered
sodium benzoate has poor fluidity, is easy to harden, and is inconvenient to use. However,
the sodium benzoate of the present invention has no electrostatic reaction during use,
which is beneficial to safe use. And the flow performance is better.
 3. It can save raw materials, reduce costs, and reduce unit consumption. When benzoic acid
and sodium hydroxide are used as raw materials, 0.848 tons of benzoic acid and 0.278 tons
of sodium hydroxide are used per ton of columnar sodium benzoate, and 0.91 tons of
benzoic acid and 0.29 tons of sodium hydroxide are used for granular sodium benzoate.
Reduced by 6.8% and 4.1% respectively. The power consumption of sodium benzoate of the
present invention is 141 kwh/t, while the power consumption of granular sodium benzoate
is 500 kwh/t, and the power consumption is reduced by 71.8%.
4. The production method of granular sodium benzoate is spraying and granulating the sodium
benzoate solution through a fluidized bed. The reaction process is high temperature and
high pressure. The innovative process route of the present invention replaces the high
temperature and high pressure reaction process of granular sodium benzoate with a
mechanical wet extrusion physical production process. , To ensure the safety of production
and the pure whiteness of the product will not be damaged by the high temperature and
high pressure reaction.
5. The traditional production method of powdered sodium benzoate is to dry and dehydrate
the sodium benzoate solution at high temperature, then slice and pulverize it. The dust in
the production process is serious. Compared with the production method of powdered
sodium benzoate, the present invention effectively controls the dust flying in the production
process by using the wet method to extrude the columnar sodium benzoate, and the dust
reduction rate reaches more than 95%.

In summary, the sodium benzoate of the present invention can change the poor fluidity of powdered
sodium benzoate, granular sodium benzoate is prone to generate trace static electricity, high energy
consumption of the product, poor chromaticity and other defects. It is predicted that the advent of
columnar sodium benzoate products will lead to product upgrading of preservatives. The product
not only has the advantages of powdered and granular sodium benzoate, effectively overcomes the
shortcomings of powdered and granular sodium benzoate products, but also can expand the
application field of the product, not only for high-end foods. It can also be used in fields such as
biopharmaceuticals, daily chemical, organic coatings and aviation.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1: Process flow diagram of sodium benzoate preparation;

Figure 2: The front view of the die plate of the extruder, where 1 is the discharge hole.

There are evenly distributed circular discharge holes with the same diameter on the circular
template. The diameter of the circular holes is determined by the size of the required columnar
sodium benzoate.

Detailed ways

Example 1

Prepare one ton of columnar sodium benzoate (the diameter of the column is 1.2 mm and the length
is 3-5 mm)

First add 980 Kg of distilled water, then add 850Kg of benzoic acid solution with a main content of
≥98% (mass percentage) and 870Kg of liquid caustic soda with a main content of 32% (mass
percentage) for neutralization to generate sodium benzoate solution. Then decolorize and filter
through the activated carbon decolorizing tank to obtain a sodium benzoate aqueous solution
containing 37% (mass percentage) of sodium benzoate.
The solution is added to the slicing slicer heated by Shanyan steam, and the slices are dried and
concentrated into flake sodium benzoate with a water content of 23% (mass percentage). The
general steam of the slicer is maintained at 0.45 Mpa and the humidity is controlled at 160 C. The
speed of the slicer is 3r/min. Then it enters the extrusion granulator through the silo for granulation.
The extruder is a single screw type with a screw diameter of 120 mm and a rotation speed of
85r/min. After granulation, it is transported to the lower dryer for drying. The inlet air temperature
of the dryer is 150°C and the outlet air temperature is 70°C. The dried columnar sodium benzoate is
screened by a moving sieve to obtain the sodium benzoate with a diameter of 1.2 mm, a length of 3
to 5 mm, and a main content of 99.81% (mass percentage), which is finally transported to the
finished product silo for packaging . The hot air of the dryer is purified by a high-efficiency air purifier
and the air is transported to the heat exchanger by a blower, and the steam is simultaneously
transported to the heat exchanger to be generated and then passed into the dryer. The dried
exhaust gas is separated by the cyclone separator and then passed through The bag filter removes
the germs and discharges the gas that meets the emission standards by the induced draft fan. (The
specific flow chart is shown in Figure 1)

Comparative example 1

Prepare one ton of granular sodium benzoate

First add 980Kg of distilled water, and then add 912Kg of benzoic acid solution with a main content
of >98% (mass percentage) and 910Kg of a solution with a main content of 32% (mass percentage)
for neutralization to generate sodium benzoate solution. This benzoic acid solution is added to the
boiling bed through the liquid feed port of the boiling bed nozzle, and air is introduced into the
nozzle at the same time. The air inlet on the nozzle adopts the spiral rotation principle to enter the
air method, so that the incoming air passes through the port. It enters the tower bed to form a
cyclone-like rotation. The liquid material is rotated in the tower bed to fully contact to form granular
sodium benzoate.

The production costs of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 are shown in Table 1:

Example 2

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (the diameter of the column is 1.3 mm and the length is
3-5 mm)

First add 980Kg of distilled water, then add 850Kg of benzoic acid solution with main content of 98%
(mass percentage) and 870Kg of liquid caustic soda with main content of 32% (mass percentage) for
neutralization reaction to form sodium benzoate solution. Activated carbon decolorization followed
by internal decolorization and filtration to obtain a sodium benzoate aqueous solution containing
37% (mass percentage) of sodium benzoate, this sodium benzoate solution was added to a steam-
heated drum slicer, and the slices were dried and concentrated to 26% (mass The general steam of
the slicer is maintained at 0.5MPa, the temperature is controlled at 160 ℃, and the speed of the
slicer is 3.3r/min. Then it enters the extrusion granulator through the silo for granulation, The
extruder is a single-screw type with a screw diameter of 120mm and a rotation speed of 85r/min.
After granulation, it is transported to the dryer for drying. The inlet air temperature of the dryer is
160°C and the outlet air temperature is 90°C. The dried columnar sodium benzoate was screened by
a vibrating screen to obtain columnar sodium benzoate with a diameter of 1.3 mm, a length of 3 to 5
mm, and a main content of 99.54% (mass percentage).

Example 3
Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (the diameter of the column is 0.3 mm and the length is
1-3 mm)

First add 980Kg of distilled water, then add 850Kg of benzoic acid solution with main content >98%
(mass percentage) and liquid caustic soda with main content of 32% (mass percentage) and 870Kg
for neutralization reaction to generate sodium benzoate solution. Then decolorize and filter in the
activated carbon decolorization tank to obtain a sodium benzoate aqueous solution containing 37%
(mass percentage) of sodium benzoate, and add this sodium benzoate solution to a drum slicer
heated by steam, and the slices are dried and concentrated to a water content of 20%. (% by mass)
of flake sodium benzoate, the general steam of the slicer is maintained at 0.4MPa, the temperature
is controlled at 160℃, and the speed of the slicer is 3 r/min. Then enter the extrusion granulator
through the silo for granulation. The extruder is a single screw type with a screw diameter of 120mm
and a rotation speed of 85r/min. After granulation, it is transported to the dryer for drying, and the
dryer inlet temperature is 160 ℃, the air outlet temperature is 100℃. The dried columnar sodium
benzoate is screened by a moving sieve to obtain columnar sodium benzoate with a diameter of 0.3
mm, a length of 1 to 3 mm, and a main content of 99.48% (mass percentage).

Example 4

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (diameter of the column is 0.8 mm and length is 1-3 mm)

Example 5

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (diameter of the column is 1.0 mm and length is 2-4 mm)

Example 6

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (diameter of the column is 1.5 mm and length is 5-7 mm)

Example 7

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (diameter of the column is 1.8 mm and length is 7-9 mm)

Example 8

Preparation of columnar sodium benzoate (diameter of the column is 2.3 mm and length is 15-20
mm)

Example 2-8 According to the diameter of the column prepared in the sequence, the die plate of the
extruder with the corresponding aperture was replaced accordingly. Examples 4-8 are the same as
Example 1, except for the replacement of the extruder head template.

Related data test:

1. Moisture content test:

After weighing the bottle constant weight, use it to weigh about 1.5g (± 0.0002g) sample, and dry it
to constant weight at 150°C. The moisture content (X2) expressed in mass percentage is calculated
by the following formula:

X2 = (M1-M2)/M*100 Where:

M1: Weight of weighing bottle and sample before drying g

M2: Weight of weighing bottle and test sample after drying g

2. Whiteness test: use WSD-3C automatic whiteness tester produced in Beijing (whiteness unit: Wr
to indicate)