3-Hydroxypropionic acid is expensive and market demand is limited

3-hydroxypropionic acid (abbreviated as 3-HP) is an achiral organic acid with three carbon atoms. The acid dissociation constant (pKa) is 4.5. It is liquid, viscous, and colorless. Odorless, soluble in water, ethanol and ether. 3-Hydroxypropionic acid is an isomer of lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid). Due to the different positions of the hydroxyl groups, its chemical…