Global Patent Index - EP 2356098 A1

EP 2356098 A1 20110817 - PROCESS FOR PREPARING TETRAHYDROFURAN

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR PREPARING TETRAHYDROFURAN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON TETRAHYDROFURAN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE TÉTRAHYDROFURANE

Publication

EP 2356098 A1 20110817 (DE)

Application

EP 09744694 A 20091105

Priority

  • EP 2009064660 W 20091105
  • EP 08169253 A 20081117
  • EP 09744694 A 20091105

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010054976A1] The present invention provides a process for preparing tetrahydrofuran by absorption of C4 dicarboxylic acids and/or derivatives thereof from a crude-product mixture into an organic solvent or water as absorbent, separation of the absorbent, catalytic hydrogenation of the resulting C4 dicarboxylic acids and/or derivatives thereof, and distillation of the crude, water-containing tetrahydrofuran in at least one distillation column, wherein THF-containing waste streams from the distillation are subjected to catalytic hydrogenation with complete or partial recycling into the process.

IPC 8 full level

C07D 307/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C07D 307/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010054976A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010054976 A1 20100520; CN 101868449 A 20101020; CN 101868449 B 20141001; EP 2356098 A1 20110817; KR 20110083501 A 20110720; US 2011245517 A1 20111006

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2009064660 W 20091105; CN 200980101073 A 20091105; EP 09744694 A 20091105; KR 20107011339 A 20091105; US 74046809 A 20091105