Myrcene is a raw material for the production of various aromatic compounds and has broad market demand.

Myrcene, also known as myrcene, is an aromatic volatile organic compound. According to different forms, it can be divided into two isomers: α-myrcene and β-myrcene. Among them, α-myrcene exists less in nature, and β-myrcene is the mainstream product on the market. Myrcene usually appears as a colorless or light yellow liquid with a light balsamic aroma. It is widely present in plant essential oils such as cinnamon oil, maple oil, turpentine, and lemongrass oil.

The mainstream production processes of myrcene are divided into two types: distillation method and β-pinene thermal isomerization method. The main raw materials of the distillation method are cotinus leaves and soft cloth leaves, and the myrcene content in the distillates of these two types of leaves exceeds 40%. Cotinus is a famous ornamental plant with a wide planting area in my country. The supply of cotinus leaves is stable, laying a good raw material foundation for the development of myrcene industry. The distillation method mainly obtains the distillate of cotinus leaves and soft cloth leaves through high-temperature distillation, and then performs distillation, separation and other processes to obtain myrcene. This method has many steps, has high operational requirements, and is inconvenient for large-scale industrial production.

According to the “2023-2028 China Myrcene Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, currently Thermal isomerization of β-pinene is commonly used in industry to produce myrcene. However, the β-pinene thermal isomerization method is complex to operate, requires high equipment, has low product purity, and has low production efficiency. The myrcene production process needs to be improved. The academic community is studying a method to catalyze the reaction of β-pinene in supercritical ethanol to produce myrcene. However, the production process is not yet perfect, and the reaction conditions require high requirements. It is currently difficult to achieve industrialization.

Myrcene is an important intermediate in the synthetic fragrance industry and can synthesize various aromatic compounds such as linalool, geraniol, nerolidol, citronellol, citronellal, and ionone. Myrcene’s own light balsamic aroma is also favored by the fragrance and flavor industry and is an active ingredient in many perfumes. In the field of medicine, myrcene has the effects of expectoration, sedation, analgesia, and anti-cell mutagenesis. It is an essential raw material for the production of various fine chemicals and pharmaceutical products, and has a broad market demand.

There are many myrcene manufacturers in my country, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, including Jiangxi Global Natural Flavors Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Baolin Natural Flavors Co., Ltd., Hubei Jusheng Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan Wekeqi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., etc. my country’s myrcene market is not highly concentrated, with high product homogeneity and fierce market competition. It is expected that with the advancement and innovation of myrcene production technology in the future, there will be a number of companies with insufficient production capacity, poor production technology, and small product differentiation. forced to withdraw from the market.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, influenced by the “please yourself” consumption concept, my country’s fragrance and flavor market has become more popular, driving the myrcene market Demand rises. Myrcene companies in my country should increase investment in research and development, improve myrcene production processes, improve production efficiency, and at the same time actively develop the application value of myrcene, produce differentiated myrcene products, expand market scope, and seize more market shares.