METHOD FOR PREPARING ACROLEIN OR ACRYLIC ACID OR THEIR MIXTURE FROM PROPANE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07C45/35 C07C51/25 C07C45/33 C07C51/215 C07C47/22 C07C57/04 

FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an improved method for synthesis of acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixture. Method involves at step (A) propane is subjected for partial heterogenous catalyzed dehydrogenation in gaseous phase to form a gaseous mixture A of product comprising molecular hydrogen, propylene, unconverted propane and components distinct from propane and propene, and then from a gaseous mixture of product from step (A) distinct from propane and propylene at least partial amount of molecular hydrogen is isolated and a mixture obtained after this isolation is used as a gaseous mixture A' at the second step (B) for loading at least into one oxidation reactor and in at least one oxidation reaction propylene is subjected for selective heterogenous catalyzed gas-phase partial oxidation with molecular oxygen to yield as the end product of gaseous mixture B containing acrolein or acrylic acid, or their mixture, and the third (C) wherein in limits of partial oxidation of propylene at step (B) of gaseous mixture B acrolein or acrylic acid or their mixtures as the end product are separated and at least unconverted propane containing in gaseous mixture at step (B) is recovered to the dehydrogenation step (A) wherein in limits of partial oxidation of propylene at step (B) molecular nitrogen is used as additional diluting gas. Method provides significant decreasing of by-side products.

EFFECT: improved method of synthesis.

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