A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of:
A) providing a starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II);
B) feeding the starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II) into a dehydrogenation zone and subjecting the alkane (II) to a dehydrogenation to the alkene (III) to obtain a product gas stream b comprising the alkene (III) and unconverted alkane (II), with or without high boilers, steam, hydrogen and low boilers;
C) at least compressing product gas stream b, optionally separating product gas stream b into an aqueous phase c
1,
a phase c
2
comprising the alkene (III) and the alkane (II), with or without high boilers, and a gas phase c
3
comprising hydrogen and low boilers;
D) reacting product gas stream b or the phase c
2
comprising alkene (III) and alkane (II) with an organic acid (IV) in an esterification zone to obtain a product mixture d comprising the corresponding alkyl ester (V) of the organic acid and the unconverted alkane (II);
E) removing from product mixture d a gas stream e
1
which comprises an alkane (II) and is recycled into the dehydrogenation zone if appropriate, and a product mixture e
2
comprising the alkyl ester;
F) reacting the product mixture e
2
comprising the alkyl ester with water in an ester hydrolysis zone to give a product mixture f comprising the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV);
G) removing the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV) from product mixture f and, if appropriate, recycling the organic acid into the esterification zone.
一种从
丙烷和正
丁烷等
烷烃(II)中选择的
异丙醇和
2-丁醇等烷醇(I)制备的方法,包括以下步骤:A)提供含有
烷烃(II)的起始气流a;B)将含有
烷烃(II)的起始气流a送入脱氢区,并使
烷烃(II)经历脱氢生成烯烃(III),以获得含有烯烃(III)和未转化
烷烃(II)的产品气流b,其中可能含有高沸点物、蒸汽、
氢气和低沸点物;C)至少压缩产品气流b,可选地将产品气流b分离成含有烯烃(III)和
烷烃(II)的
水相c1、相c2,其中可能含有高沸点物,以及含有
氢气和低沸点物的气相c3;D)将产品气流b或含有烯烃(III)和
烷烃(II)的相c2与有机酸(IV)在酯化区反应,以获得含有有机酸的相应烷基酯(V)和未转化
烷烃(II)的产品混合物d;E)从产品混合物d中去除含有
烷烃(II)的气流e1,如适当则回收到脱氢区,并获得含有烷基酯的产品混合物e2;F)将含有烷基酯的产品混合物e2与
水在酯
水解区反应,得到含有烷醇(I)和有机酸(IV)的产品混合物f;G)从产品混合物f中去除烷醇(I)和有机酸(IV),如适当,则将有机酸回收到酯化区。