Aldehydes and Ketones

Business Strengths
Broad Technology Portfolio
Flexible Multi-Product Plants

Aldehydes and ketones are important raw materials for several chemical processes. BASF has developed a broad variety of technologies to manufacture these products. They are part of our raw material pool and are used further by BASF to produce amines, alcohols, heterocycles and carboxylic acids. We also supply these materials to the merchant market.

A highly developed, broad technology portfolio for producing ketones and aldehydes also enables BASF to manufacture new products upon customer request.

Examples from our Standard Product Line

Aldehydes

Ketones

Acetales

Reactions
Hydroformylations
Dehydrogenation of Alcohols
Electrochemical Oxidation
Condensation of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Reduction of Carboxylic Acids