Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method in which a solvent can be effectively separated from a hydrogenation carry-out object that is obtained from catalytic hydrogenation and includes a water soluble hydrogenation product material, and that includes the solvent.SOLUTION: A method for separating a solvent from a hydrogenation carry-out object including a solvent is characterized in that the hydrogenation carry-out object is added with water, a phase that includes the solvent is separated and is returned to hydrogenation, in a method for separating the solvent from the hydrogenation carry-out object that includes a water soluble hydrogenation product material that has at least one alcohol, lactone, ether, lactam or an amino group in the solvent that cannot be mixed with water or cannot be mixed with water completely and has a boiling point of lower than 100°C, and that includes the solvent generated from a catalytic hydrogenation method.