The invention relates to a method for preparing sec-
butylamine through methyl ethyl
ketone catalytic ammonization hydrogenation. According to the invention, a tubular reactor is adopted; methyl ethyl
ketone is adopted as a
raw material; under the existence of a catalyst containing Ni and Cu or Cr or Zn or Fe, and under the condition that a methyl ethyl
ketone volume
space velocity is 0.3-2.5h<-1>, methyl ethyl ketone,
hydrogen gas and
ammonia gas are simultaneously delivered from the upper end of the reactor according to a
molar ratio of 1:1-10:1-10; and a methyl ethyl ketone continuous ammonization
hydrogenation reaction is carried out under a temperature of 80-160 DEG C and a normal pressure, such that sec-
butylamine can be obtained by continuous preparation. According to the invention, a preparation process of the catalyst is simple, a
metal load is low, and a catalytic activity is high; the
reaction conditions are mild, and high-yield sec-
butylamine can be obtained under normal pressure; and only trace sec-
butanol and di-sec-butylamine by-products are produced. The volume
space velocity of methyl ethyl ketone is high, the process is simple, and
continuous production can be carried out, such that production cost is reduced, and the method is suitable for industrialization and popularization. A conversion rate of methyl ethyl ketone can reach 90-100%, and sec-butylamine selectivity is higher than 90%.