EN
Isoprene is a valuable monomer for the rubber and most chemical
industries. The five carbon monomer is used to make synthetic latex similar
to the natural and it is becoming a monomer of choice because of the
possibility to manipulate its properties. The rapid development of synthetic
rubber is a result of the huge demand for this material. Currently, SR is
used practically in all spheres of industry and national economy with its
global production exceeding 1.3 million tons per year In this paper, various
methods for its production and their shortfalls were studied; the prospect
for isoprene production from bio-ethanol was also highlighted.