METHOD OF CONTROLLING CYCLOHEXANOL OR CYCLOHEXANONE PRODUCTION PROCESSES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07C35/08 C07C29/19 C07C49/303 C07C45/00 G05D27/00 

FIELD: industrial organic synthesis.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to production of cyclohexanol or cyclohexanone via hydrogenation of phenol or benzene with hydrogen in presence of catalyst and diluent followed by hydration in case of using benzene as starting material. Process is characterized by that hydrogen and benzene or hydrogen and phenol preheated in heat exchanger, provided with condensate intake control circuit, and circulation gas are supplied to vaporizer and preheater, provided with heating steam consumption control circuits, through supply lines provided with shutoff valves. Phenol or benzene and circulation gas, as well as heating steam and condensate consumptions are specified and adjusted. Preheated mix is then fed into separator to separate gas from liquid phase, which is removed, while remaining gas mixture is sent to hydrogenation reactors comprising temperature control zones and heat-extracting tube-type condensers and provided with phenol or benzene, hydrogen and condensate control circuits, temperature sensors connected to controllers to adjust consumptions of phenol or benzene, hydrogen and condensate, and wherein diluent volume level compared to that of catalyst is controlled and hydration temperature is measured. Resulting product enters cooler and then separation column provided with cyclohexanol or cyclohexanone recovery level control and adjusting, wherefrom it is directed to gas circulation line comprising cooler, separator, and compressor equipped with pipelines with circulation gas consumption control circuits.

EFFECT: increased productivity with regard to cyclohexanol or cyclohexanone.

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