Production & technology of 2-ethylhexanol (2EH)

Process route:

CO Propene Unreacted Propene

Overhead: i-butanal
H2 Hydroformylation Decanter Stripper Distillation
O
T = 120 C
Bottom: n-butanal
P = 5MPa

Aldol Water
H2
Rh-TPPTS Catalyst condensation
recovered
2-ethylhexenal, 2-ethylhexanal,
n-butanal
Unreacted n-butanal
Distillation

2-ethylhexenal, 2-ethylhexanal

2-ethylhexanol Distillation Hydrogenation H2

2-ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate,
2 ethylhexylbutyrate and 2 ethylhexanoaic
acid