The invention relates to a method and a device for preparing an
anhydrous formaldehyde solution, and the process is as follows:
methanol passes through a
heat exchanger and a heater and then enters a
dehydrogenation reactor, part of
methanol is dehydrogenated to form synthesis gas containing
methanol,
formaldehyde and
hydrogen at a certain temperature under the
catalysis of a
dehydrogenation catalyst, the synthesis gas is discharged from the top of the
dehydrogenation reactor and enters a
liquefaction tower, and under the action of the
liquefaction tower, the synthesis gas is liquefied. Dissolving
formaldehyde into a small amount of methanol to form an
anhydrous formaldehyde solution, and discharging the
anhydrous formaldehyde solution from the bottom of the liquefying
tower for synthesizing DMMn; a
gas phase is discharged from the top of the liquefying tower and enters a gas-liquid separation tower after being condensed, methanol obtained at the tower bottom is returned and reused, and crude
hydrogen at the tower top enters a spraying absorption tower and is discharged from the tower top after being subjected to countercurrent absorption by an absorbent; the crude absorbent is discharged from the tower bottom and enters a
desorption tower, methanol is discharged from the tower top of the
desorption tower and recycled, the methanol is condensed and then returned for use, and the absorbent discharged from the bottom of the
desorption tower is returned to the spray absorption tower to continuously participate in absorption; the device mainly comprises a dehydrogenation reactor, a
liquefaction tower, a gas-liquid separation tower, an absorption tower and a desorption tower.