The invention provides a process for preparing butanedioic anhydride through
maleic anhydride hydrogenation, and belongs to the technical field of catalysts, a
maleic anhydride solution and
hydrogen are introduced into a
trickle bed reactor with a catalyst for a reaction, and a preparation method of the catalyst comprises the steps that hexadecyl trimethyl
ammonium bromide,
sodium silicate and
sodium stannate tetrahydrate are dissolved in water and stirred, and a first solution is obtained; dissolving
zinc sulfate heptahydrate in water, and dropwise adding stronger
ammonia water until white precipitate disappears to obtain a second solution; adding the second solution into the first solution, then adding
ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, adjusting the pH value to 9.0-9.5, stirring for 3-5 hours, and carrying out hydrothermal aging at 120 DEG C for 70 hours to obtain a product; centrifugally separating the product to obtain a
solid,
roasting at 500 DEG C for 6 hours, and cooling to obtain a
zinc-
tin co-doped mesoporous carrier;
nickel chloride hexahydrate is dissolved in water, the
zinc-
tin co-doped mesoporous carrier is added, stirring, ultrasonic treatment, filtering,
drying and firing are performed, and the catalyst is obtained. The activity, selectivity and stability of the catalyst are improved, and it is ensured that high
maleic anhydride conversion rate and
succinic anhydride selectivity are kept for a long time.