Process for Preparing 1,3-Butadiene from N-Butenes by Oxidative Dehydrogenation

摘要

The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, which comprises the steps:
A) provision of a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes;B) introduction of the feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases;Ca) cooling of the product gas stream b by contacting with an organic solvent as coolant,Cb) compression of the product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases;D) separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases as gas stream d2 from the gas stream c2 by absorption of the C4-hydrocarbons comprising butadiene and n-butenes in an absorption medium, giving an absorption medium stream loaded with C4 -hydrocarbons and the gas stream d2, and subsequent desorption of the C4-hydrocarbons from the loaded absorption medium stream to give a C4-product gas stream d1,E) separation of the C4 product stream d1 by extractive distillation using a solvent selective for butadiene into a stream e1 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent and a stream e2 comprising n-butenes;F) distillation of the stream f2 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent to give a stream g1 consisting essentially of the selective solvent and a stream g2 comprising butadiene.

主权项

1. A process for preparing butadiene from n-butenes, which comprises the steps:
A) provision of a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes; B) introduction of the feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into at least one oxidative dehydrogenation zone and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, giving a product gas stream b comprising butadiene, unreacted n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, high-boiling secondary components, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; Ca) cooling of the product gas stream b by contacting with an organic solvent as coolant, Cb) compression of the product gas stream b in at least one compression stage, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream c1 and a gas stream c2 comprising butadiene, n-butenes, water vapor, oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases; D) separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising oxygen, low-boiling hydrocarbons, possibly carbon oxides and possibly inert gases as gas stream d2 from the gas stream c2 by absorption of the C4-hydrocarbons comprising butadiene and n-butenes in an absorption medium, giving an absorption medium stream loaded with C4-hydrocarbons and the gas stream d2, and subsequent desorption of the C4-hydrocarbons from the loaded absorption medium stream to give a C4-product gas stream d1, E) separation of the C4 product stream d1 by extractive distillation using a solvent selective for butadiene into a stream e1 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent and a stream e2 comprising n-butenes; F) distillation of the stream e1 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent to give a stream consisting essentially of the selective solvent and a stream f2 comprising butadiene f1.