The invention relates to a process for recovering
distillation waste liquid generated by producing 1,4-
butanediol and belongs to the technical field of recycling of organic waste liquid in the industrial production. According to the invention, the
distillation waste liquid generated in the process of producing 1,4-
butanediol by a Reppe method is used as a
raw material; drained
wastewater is used as an extracting agent;
sodium sulfate is used as a
salting-out agent;
sulfuric acid is used as a catalyst for depolymerizing reaction; and by a circulating process of
salting-out-extraction, reduced pressure
batch distillation separation and depolymerizing reaction, various products in the
distillation waste liquid, such as 1,4-
butanediol,
butanol and 3-
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol are recovered. The process disclosed by the invention has the characteristics that various products can be recovered, the
recovery rate of the products is high and the
recovery economic benefits are good; the process sufficiently utilizes waste liquid resources and is beneficial to environment protection; the process is simple,
reaction conditions are mild, equipment is conventional and
recovery cost is low; and the process has a wide application range and is convenient to popularize and apply. The process can be widely applied to recycling of the organic waste liquid in the industrial production and is particularly suitable for recycling the waste liquid generated in the process of producing 1,4-butanediol by the Reppe method.