Difference between revisions of "Aspirin"
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[[File:Aspirin-skeletal.png|thumb|200x200px|Aspirin molecule]] | [[File:Aspirin-skeletal.png|thumb|200x200px|Aspirin molecule]] | ||
Aspirin is the brand name for Salicylic acid. Its production on Mars would be part of a larger chemical production system, and it can be used as a model for the complexity of the chemical industry that would be required for a Mars Settlement. The chemical formula of Salicylic acid is C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. | Aspirin is the brand name for Salicylic acid. Its production on Mars would be part of a larger chemical production system, and it can be used as a model for the complexity of the chemical industry that would be required for a Mars Settlement. The chemical formula of Salicylic acid is C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. | ||
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==[[In-situ resource utilization|In situ production]]== | ==[[In-situ resource utilization|In situ production]]== | ||
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Aspirin could be synthesized from simple precursor molecules using the following synthesis path: | Aspirin could be synthesized from simple precursor molecules using the following synthesis path: | ||
| − | === Chemical synthesis of Salicylic acid === | + | ===Chemical synthesis of Salicylic acid=== |
====Main production path==== | ====Main production path==== | ||
| − | Methane (CH4) + Catalytic reforming -> mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons including Toluene and Benzene | + | [[Methane]] (CH4) + Catalytic reforming (or via methanol production<ref>https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aic.15144</ref>) -> mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons including Toluene and Benzene |
| − | Separation by distillation -> Toluene (C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>) | + | Separation by [[distillation]] -> Toluene (C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>) |
| − | Toluene + O<sub>2</sub> in a cobalt catalyzed reaction -> Benzoic acid (C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) | + | Toluene + [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]] in a cobalt catalyzed reaction -> Benzoic acid (C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) |
Benzoic acid + molten Sodium benzoate(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COONa) in a copper-catalyzed reaction -> Phenol (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH) | Benzoic acid + molten Sodium benzoate(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COONa) in a copper-catalyzed reaction -> Phenol (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH) | ||
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Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride(NaCl-table salt) using the Chloralkali process. | Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride(NaCl-table salt) using the Chloralkali process. | ||
| − | === Alternate biological production === | + | ===Alternate biological production=== |
| − | It may be more practical to produce aspirin from the bark of the willow tree, that contains the amino acid Phenylalanine. | + | It may be more practical to produce aspirin from the bark of the willow tree, that contains the amino acid Phenylalanine. However, this requires the mastery of enzyme catalyzed processes. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Wikipedia article [[w:Salicylic_acid|Salicylic acid]] | Wikipedia article [[w:Salicylic_acid|Salicylic acid]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 26 May 2021
Aspirin is the brand name for Salicylic acid. Its production on Mars would be part of a larger chemical production system, and it can be used as a model for the complexity of the chemical industry that would be required for a Mars Settlement. The chemical formula of Salicylic acid is C7H6O3.
In situ production
Aspirin could be synthesized from simple precursor molecules using the following synthesis path:
Chemical synthesis of Salicylic acid
Main production path
Methane (CH4) + Catalytic reforming (or via methanol production[1]) -> mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons including Toluene and Benzene
Separation by distillation -> Toluene (C7H8)
Toluene + O2 in a cobalt catalyzed reaction -> Benzoic acid (C7H6O2)
Benzoic acid + molten Sodium benzoate(C6H5COONa) in a copper-catalyzed reaction -> Phenol (C6H5OH)
Phenol + Sodium hydroxide(NaOH) -> Sodium phenoxide (NaOC6H5)
Sodium phenoxide +CO2 at 100 atm and 115 °C in a method known as the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction -> sodium salicylate (C7H5NaO3)
Sodium salicylate + acidification with sulfuric acid ->
Salicylic acid
Sodium benzoate production
Benzoic acid(C7H6O2) + Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) -> sodium benzoate (C6H5COONa)
Sodium hydroxide production
Sodium hydroxide is also known as caustic soda.
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is produced by the electrolysis of sodium chloride(NaCl-table salt) using the Chloralkali process.
Alternate biological production
It may be more practical to produce aspirin from the bark of the willow tree, that contains the amino acid Phenylalanine. However, this requires the mastery of enzyme catalyzed processes.
References
Wikipedia article Salicylic acid
