PROCESS FOR COPRODUCTION OF NORMAL BUTANOL AND ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE

摘要

The invention relates to a process for the coproduction of normal butanol and isobutyraldehyde by reacting propylene with hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The process comprises the step (A) of reacting propylene with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a reactor (2) in the presence of a catalyst containing a compound of a Group 8, 9 or 10 metal element of the periodic table, the step (B) of withdrawing an overhead product containing normal butyraldehyde and so on and a sidestream containing isobutanol and so on from the reaction product stream with a separator (the first distilling column) (5), and the step (C) of separating the overhead product into normal butyraldehyde and isobutyraldehyde by fractional distillation with a separator (the second distilling column) (10) while separating the sidestream into isobutanol and normal butanol by fractional distillation with a separator (the third distilling column) (14), and withdrawing them separately.