PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE

摘要

PURPOSE: A process for the production of maleic anhydride is provided. CONSTITUTION: A process for the production of maleic anhydride comprises: reacting a hydrocarbon with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst; recovering maleic anhydride from the reaction gas; recovering unreacted hydrocarbon from the remaining gas; and returning the hydrocarbon thus recovered to the reactor for re-use, wherein said reaction is effected under the conditions such that the hydrocarbon concentration X (vol%) and oxygen concentration Y (vol%) in all the gases to be fed into the reactor, the hydrocarbon conversion Z (%) in the reactor and the oxygen concentration W (vol%) in all the effluent gases from the reactor satisfy the following relationships: and/or wherein the concentration of maleic anhydride in the reaction gas is not less than 2 vol% and the oxygen concentration A (vol%), hydrocarbon concentration B (vol%) and carbon monoxide concentration C (vol%) in the exhaust gas after recovering unreacted hydrocarbon at the hydrocarbon recovering step satisfy the following requirements: