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Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Production and Manufacturing Process
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The main commercial route to t o MEK is the dehydrogenation of s eco ndary butanol. Some companies employ sulphuric acid (/fertilizers/sulphu (/fertilizers/sulphuric-acid/) ric-acid/)
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hydration of n-butene to make the secondary butanol.
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The alcohol vapour is fed into a multi-tubular reactor containing zinc or
o and the condensate cond ensate is dehydr is dehydrated ated by f ractionation. r actionation. The MEK MEK phase
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separates from the water-ketone azeotrope obtain ed and is distilled.
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copper oxides as catalysts. The reaction takes place at 400-500oC and pressures of less than 4 bar. Liquid phase technology is also employed in Europe using usin g Raney Ran ey nickel nickel or copper cop per chromate chro mate at 150oC. Hydrogen Hydrogen is ashed as hed
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