A method including hydroformylating, with syngas, allyl alcohol in an allyl alcohol feed, to produce a hydroformylation product comprising 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde and 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde; and producing a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) product comprising BDO and 1,3-methylpropanediol via hydrogenation of at least a portion of the hydroformylation product. A method including hydroformylating, with syngas, allyl alcohol in a feed comprising bio-allyl alcohol, to produce a hydroformylation product comprising 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde and 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde; and producing a BDO product comprising BDO and 1,3-methylpropanediol via hydrogenation of at least a portion of the hydroformylation product. A method including hydroformylating, with syngas, bio-allyl alcohol in a feed comprising bio-allyl alcohol, to produce a hydroformylation product comprising 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde and 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde; producing a BDO product comprising BDO and 1,3-methylpropanediol via hydrogenation of at least a portion of the hydroformylation product; and removing a byproduct of the production of the bio-allyl alcohol prior to hydroformylating the bio-allyl alcohol and/or from the BDO-product.
一种方法,包括用合成气将烯丙基醇进料中的烯丙基醇进行加氢甲酰化,生成包括
4-羟基丁醛和3-羟基-2-甲基
丙醛的加氢甲酰化产物;以及通过对至少一部分加氢甲酰化产物进行氢化,生成包括
BDO和1,3-甲基
丙二醇的
1,4-丁二醇(
BDO)产物。一种方法,包括用合成气对包含
生物烯丙基醇的进料中的烯丙基醇进行加氢甲酰化,生成包含
4-羟基丁醛和 3-羟基-2-甲基
丙醛的加氢甲酰化产物;以及通过加氢甲酰化产物的至少一部分进行氢化,生成包含
BDO 和 1,3-甲基
丙二醇的
BDO 产物。一种方法,包括在包含
生物烯丙基醇的进料中用合成气对
生物烯丙基醇进行加氢甲酰化,以生产包含
4-羟基丁醛和 3-羟基-2-甲基
丙醛的加氢甲酰化产物;通过加氢甲酰化产物中至少一部分的氢化反应,生产由
BDO 和 1,3-甲基
丙二醇组成的
BDO 产物;以及在对
生物烯丙基醇进行加氢甲酰化之前和/或从
BDO 产物中去除生产
生物烯丙基醇的副产物。