Isopropanoljẹ epo ti ile-iṣẹ ti o gbajumo ni lilo, ati awọn ohun elo aise rẹ ti wa ni pataki lati awọn epo fosaili.Awọn ohun elo aise ti o wọpọ julọ jẹ n-butane ati ethylene, eyiti o jẹ lati inu epo robi.Ni afikun, isopropanol tun le ṣepọ lati propylene, ọja agbedemeji ti ethylene.

Ilana iṣelọpọ ti isopropanol jẹ eka, ati awọn ohun elo aise nilo lati faragba lẹsẹsẹ awọn aati kemikali ati awọn igbesẹ isọdi lati gba ọja ti o fẹ.Ni gbogbogbo, ilana iṣelọpọ pẹlu dehydrogenation, oxidation, hydrogenation, Iyapa ati mimọ, ati bẹbẹ lọ.

Ni akọkọ, n-butane tabi ethylene ti wa ni dehydrogenated lati gba propylene.Lẹhinna, propylene ti wa ni oxidized lati gba acetone.Acetone ti wa ni hydrogenated lati gba isopropanol.Ni ipari, isopropanol nilo lati faragba ipinya ati awọn igbesẹ mimọ lati gba ọja mimọ giga.

Ni afikun, isopropanol tun le ṣepọ lati awọn ohun elo aise miiran, gẹgẹbi suga ati biomass.Sibẹsibẹ, awọn ohun elo aise wọnyi ko ni lilo pupọ nitori ikore kekere ati idiyele giga.

Awọn ohun elo aise fun iṣelọpọ isopropanol jẹ pataki lati awọn epo fosaili, eyiti kii ṣe awọn orisun ti kii ṣe isọdọtun nikan ṣugbọn tun fa awọn iṣoro ayika.Nitorinaa, o jẹ dandan lati ṣe agbekalẹ awọn ohun elo aise tuntun ati awọn ilana iṣelọpọ lati dinku lilo awọn epo fosaili ati idoti ayika.Ni bayi, diẹ ninu awọn oniwadi ti bẹrẹ lati ṣawari lilo awọn orisun isọdọtun (biomass) bi awọn ohun elo aise fun iṣelọpọ isopropanol, eyiti o le pese awọn ọna tuntun fun idagbasoke alagbero ti ile-iṣẹ isopropanol.