METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF STYRENE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07C5/333 C07C7/167 C07C7/04 C07C15/46 B01J23/44 

FIELD: petrochemical industry; methods of production of styrene.

SUBSTANCE: the invention is pertaining to the field of petrochemical industry, in particular, to the method of production of styrene. The invention provides for dehydrogenation of the ethylbenzene charge gained after mixing of the fresh ethylbenzene with the recycled ethylbenzene on the ferrioxide catalytic agent at presence of the steam at the mass ratio of the raw to the steam of no less than 1:2, at the temperature of 580-640°С and the volumetric speed of feeding of the ethylbenzene charge of 0.23-0.45 m³/h. The hydrocarbon condensate (the product of the dehydrogenation) containing styrene, the unreacted ethylbenzene, the by-products including the phenyl acetylene impurity before the stage of the rectification is hydrogenated using the palladium-containing catalytic agents at the temperature of 20-30°С, the volumetric speed of 4.5-5.0 m³/h^-1 and at the volumetric ratio of the hydrogen : raw - 35-45. The technical result of the invention is the increased purity of the produced styrene without reduction of productivity of the whole process of the marketable styrene.

EFFECT: the invention ensures the increased purity of the produced styrene without reduction of productivity of the whole process of the marketable styrene.

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