申请人:Reed Graham
公开号:US20140350308A1
公开(公告)日:2014-11-27
A crude product stream of 1,4-butandiol and one or more of γ-butyrolactone, 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran, 4-hydroxybutyl(4-hydroxybutyrate), and 3-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran is supplied to a first distillation column. A side-draw of 1,4-butanediol and light components is removed, with the light components including at least some of those produced by reaction in the first distillation column. The stream is passed to a hydrogenation zone and subjected to hydrogenation in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. A 1,4-butanediol product stream having a reduced content of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran is recovered and passed to a second distillation column operated such that (4-hyroxybutyl)-4-hydroxybutyrate is removed as a bottom stream and a 1,4-butanediol stream is removed as overhead. The overhead stream removed is passed to a third distillation column and a purified 1,4-butanediol stream is recovered.
一种粗品流包括1,4-丁二醇和一个或多个γ-丁内酯、2-(4-羟基丁氧基)-四氢呋喃、4-羟基丁酸丁酯和3-(4-羟基丁氧基)-四氢呋喃,被供给到第一蒸馏柱。1,4-丁二醇和轻组分的侧流被移除,其中轻组分包括至少一些在第一蒸馏柱中反应产生的组分。该流经过氢化区,并在氢化催化剂的存在下进行氢化。获得一种含有2-(4-羟基丁氧基)-四氢呋喃含量降低的1,4-丁二醇产品流,然后将其送入第二蒸馏柱,使得(4-羟基丁基)-4-羟基丁酸酯作为底部流和1,4-丁二醇流作为顶部流被移除。移除的顶部流经过第三蒸馏柱,获得纯化的1,4-丁二醇流。