The invention relates to a method for producing C2-C4 olefins from
methanol and
ethanol, said method having the steps of: A) feeding a
methanol- and optionally
ethanol-containing feed flow A into a
dimethyl ether fixed-
bed reactor and catalytically reacting
methanol to form
dimethyl ether, wherein a product flow A1 containing
dimethyl ether, methanol,
ethanol and steam is obtained; B) mixing the flow A1 with at least one
hydrocarbon return flow R containing C2-C6 hydrocarbons and catalytically reacting the mixture in an olefin fixed-
bed reactor to form a raw product flow B containing C2-C4 olefins, C5-C6
hydrocarbon and C7+ hydrocarbons; C) cooling the raw product flow B, wherein a
hydrocarbon raw product flow C is obtained; D) separating the hydrocarbon raw product flow C in a propylene-containing value product flow, optionally an
ethylene-containing value product flow, a
butene-containing value product flow, at least one C5-C6 hydrocarbon-containing return flow and at least one C6+ hydrocarbon-containing auxiliary product flow; E) returning a part of the C2-C4 olefins and at least a part of the C5-C6 hydrocarbons as one or more hydrocarbon return flows in step B); F) recovering a propylene-containing value product flow, an
ethylene-containing value product flow and optionally a
butene-containing value product flow; G) discharging the C6+ hydrocarbon-containing auxiliary product flow; characterised in that the flow A, in relation to methanol and ethanol, contains <1 wt. % or 30 to 50 wt. % ethanol, wherein, in relation to 100 wt. % of the C2-C4 olefins recovered as value products, 30 to 60 wt. %
ethylene, 30 to 60 wt. % propylene, and 0 to 30 wt. %
butene are recovered as value products, and, in relation to the C2-C4 olefins contained in the raw product flow B, 0 to 40% of the ethylene, 40 to 90% of the propylene, and 0 to 100% of the butene are fed back in step B), or the flow A, in relation to methanol and ethanol, contains 1 to 30 wt. % ethanol, wherein, in relation to 100 wt. % of the C2-C4 olefins recovered as value products, 0 to 20 wt. % ethylene, 70 to 100 wt. % propylene, and 1 to 20 wt. % butene are recovered as value products, and, in relation to the 40 C2-C4 olefins contained in the raw product flow B, 0 to 100% of the ethylene, 0 to 20% of the propylene and 40 to 100% of the butene are fed back in step B).