Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Shukichi Ugamura

Yuuji Shimasaki

Hitoshi Yano

Kenichi Takematsu

Shinji Takasaki

Hideto Sugiura

Hideyuki Kambe

A method for obtaining high purity N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone satisfactory for use as an intermediate material for N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone from a reaction liquid formed of a reaction between y-butyrolactone and 2-aminoethanol, i.e., a liquid containing N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone, compounds having boiling points lower than that of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone and compounds having boiling points higher than that of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone. The method is characterized by distilling said reaction liquid using a distillation column, whereby obtaining a liquid containing the compounds having the lower boiling points than that of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone as a distillate liquid from the column top and a liquid containing compounds having boiling points higher than that of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone as a bottom liquid.

Method of purifying N-(2-hydroxyethy)-2-pyrrolidone

Here is provided a process capable of efficiently carrying out a gas-phase dehydration reaction comprising contacting a raw material gas with a solid oxide catalyst containing an alkali metal element to allow reaction to progress by inhibiting decomposition of the raw material and the objective product. This process comprises using a sintered oxide comprising an alkali metal element and silica and/or alumina as a loading material for preheating of the raw material gas and/or as a supporting material for fixation of the position of the catalyst.

Gas-phase dehydration reaction process

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