Process for preparing aldehydes

1. A process for the hydroformylation of olefins by linkage of the input parameters prevailing in the hydroformylation reaction to the target parameters of a hydroformylation reaction, wherein the linkage is achieved by means of at least one synthetic neuronal network.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic neuronal network is trained and/or retrained after the hydroformylation reaction by means of the input parameters prevailing in the hydroformylation reaction.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic neuronal network is continually retrained during the hydroformylation reaction by means of the input parameters prevailing in the hydroformylation reaction.

4. The process of claim 3 , wherein the continual retraining of the neuronal network is effected using the input parameters prevailing in the hydroformylation reaction which are taken from a process data logging system.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic neuronal network weighs the input parameters according to their importance for the value of the target parameters.

6. The process of claim 1 , wherein the linkage between input parameters and target parameters determined by means of a synthetic neuronal network is combined with a conventional model which carries out an optimization of the target parameter on the basis of the range determined by the input parameters.

7. The process of claim 1 , wherein a synthetic neuronal network whose target parameter is the aldehyde output is used.

8. The process of claim 1 , wherein a synthetic neuronal network whose target parameter is the ratio of n-aldehyde to isoaldehyde is used.

9. The process of claim 1 , wherein a synthetic neuronal network whose target parameter is the amount of alkanes formed is used.

10. The process of claim 1 , wherein a synthetic neuronal network whose target parameter is the amount of high boilers formed is used.

11. The process of claim 1 , wherein a synthetic neuronal network whose target parameter is the olefin conversion is used.

12. The process of claim 1 , wherein the reactor temperature, the catalyst circulation temperature, the temperature of a mixture of fresh gas and recycle gas, the amount of synthesis gas fed in and the olefin partial pressure in the reactor are used as input parameters prevailing in the hydroformylation reaction for the neuronal network.

13. The process of claim 1 , wherein propylene, 1-butene,2-butene or a mixture comprising 1-butene and 2-butene is used as olefin.

14. The process of claim 1 , wherein the hydroformylation is carried out in a homogeneous organic reaction mixture or using an aqueous catalyst solution in a heterogeneous two-phase process.