The invention belongs to the technical field of
chemical production, and particularly relates to a process and a
system for producing epsilon-
caprolactone, 70%
hydrogen peroxide is used as an
oxidizing agent to oxidize
succinic anhydride, reaction can be carried out at normal temperature,
reaction conditions are mild, the conversion rate is high, water brought in by reactants is consumed, generated
peroxy acid is peroxysuccinic acid, and the epsilon-
caprolactone can be produced by using the process and the
system. Compared with
peracetic acid and
peracetic acid used in a traditional process, the stability and safety of
peracetic acid and peracetic acid are enhanced, meanwhile, peracetic acid is a
solid in a reaction solution and is easy to separate out,
dehydration can be well achieved, and in the reaction of
cyclohexanone and percarboxylic acid, the yield is high. According to the method, water is introduced into the solution, so that the generation of epsilon-
glycolic acid, epsilon-acyloxyhexanoic acid,
adipic acid,
polycaprolactone and other substances caused by
hydrolysis, auto-
polymerization or oligomerization of epsilon-
caprolactone due to introduction of water is avoided, the yield of epsilon-caprolactone is reduced, meanwhile, the
reaction product succinic acid is also a
solid in the solution, separation can be realized through
filtration,
high energy consumption in the rectification
separation process is avoided, and the method is suitable for industrial production. The separation and purification difficulty of epsilon-
lactone is reduced.