The invention provides a novel process for reducing the consumption of
formaldehyde in the production of
neopentyl glycol, comprising the following steps of: adding recycled diluted
formaldehyde into a condensation kettle; starting agitating, and adding
formaldehyde with the concentration of 37% to enable formaldehyde total amount in the condensation kettle to be 24 Kmol; adding 8 Kmol of
isobutyraldehyde with the concentration of 97-98% and adding 4.12 Kmol of an NaOH solution with the concentration of 30%, which is one half of the total amount, at a
room temperature; controlling the temperature in the kettle to 30-35 DEG C, the pH to 9-11 and the time to 2 hours in a process of adding alkali; then, improving the pH to 12-13 and adding the residual half of 4.12 Kmol of the NaOH solution with the concentration of 30% at a
constant speed; controlling the temperature of the
system to 40-45 DEG C and controlling time to 2 hours; raising the temperature to 45-50 DEG C and keeping for 3-4 hours; adding
formic acid to neutralize a condensed solution until the pH is 7-8; recycling superfluous formaldehyde in a
condensation reaction by pressurized distilling; and dehydrating an
aldehyde removing solution from an
aldehyde removing
tower and carrying out pre-
fractionation, rectification and flaking to obtain a
neopentyl glycol finished product. According to the novel process provided by the invention, the
utilization rate of formaldehyde in a production process of
neopentyl glycol is improved, the quality of neopentyl glycol is improved and the consumption of
sodium hydroxide is reduced.