Iminodisuccinate is a biodegradable chelating agent with broad application prospects in future

Shandong Yuanlian Chemical Co.,ltd is a main producer of Iminodisuccinate globally. Iminodisuccinate is mild in nature and can protect the alkaline regeneration of soil aggregate structure and activate various fixed metal molecules in the soil. It is an excellent substitute for traditional chelating agents such as EDTA, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), diethyltriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), and NTA.

Iminodisuccinate is a green chelating agent with the characteristics of non-toxicity, clean production process, and strong chelating ability. Iminodisuccinate is easily biodegradable and can be completely decomposed into products such as amino acids and succinic acid. It will not cause secondary pollution and is an excellent substitute for traditional chelating agents. Iminodisuccinate can chelate heavy metal ions and alkaline earth metal ions, and has broad application prospects in agriculture, water treatment, textiles, daily chemicals, papermaking and other fields.

Supplementing chelated micro-fertilizers is the most effective way to supplement trace elements for plants. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a traditional representative chelating agent, but EDTA is difficult to degrade and has carcinogenic risks, which cannot meet the development needs of green agriculture. Iminodisuccinate is mild in nature, can protect the alkaline regeneration of soil aggregate structure, and activate various fixed metal molecules in the soil. It is an excellent substitute for traditional chelating agents such as EDTA, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), diethyltriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and NTA. In the context of green agricultural development, the application demand of iminodisuccinate will continue to grow.

Iminodisuccinate products include tetrasodium iminodisuccinate (IDS), zinc iminodisuccinate (IDS-Zn), potassium iminodisuccinate (IDS-K), etc. The raw materials for the production of iminodisuccinate involve maleic anhydride (maleic anhydride), maleic anhydride, sodium hydroxide, ammonia, etc. The production of iminodisuccinate requires high temperature and high pressure, high operating requirements, low reaction yield, and difficulty in product purification. It mostly exists in the form of a mixture.

The main supplier in China of iminodisuccinate is Shandong Yuanlian Chemical Co., Ltd. Chelating agents, also known as coordination agents, refer to compounds that can form complexes with metal ions. In 2022, the global chelating agent market will exceed US$2.8 billion, and the CAGR is expected to be around 3.5% from 2023 to 2028. China is one of the major chelating agent consumers in the world. Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and other regions are the main chelating agent consumption areas in China. Chelating agents are of many types and have a wide range of applications. As the concept of environmental protection is deeply rooted in the hearts of people, the development of eco-friendly chelating agents will be an inevitable trend, and the market share of iminodisuccinate is expected to obviously increase.

Faced with increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements, iminodisuccinate is expected to become a substitute for traditional chelating agents such as EDTA with its advantages of easy biodegradability and high safety, and the market development prospects are broad.