| CPC C07C 1/24 (2013.01) [C07C 1/2076 (2013.01); C07C 7/04 (2013.01); C07C 2521/04 (2013.01); C07C 2521/06 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A dehydration process, comprising a dehydration step of subjecting a starting material containing isopropanol to a dehydration reaction in the presence of a dehydration catalyst comprising alumina to produce a product containing propylene, wherein the starting material has a water content of 3.0 to 5.0 wt %, relative to 100 wt % of the total mass of the starting material, and the product has a total content of C2 unsaturated impurities and C3-C4 unsaturated impurities of 80 ppm or less, relative to 100 wt % of the total mass of the product, wherein said product has a C2 unsaturated impurities content of 50 ppm or less, and the conversion rate of isopropanol is 96.0-99.9%.
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