A process for producing an oxirane compound from ethylbenzene hydroperoxide
and an olefin in the presence of an immobilized catalyst bed, wherein the
process satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4):
(1) the catalyst bed is divided into n catalyst beds and the catalyst beds
are used in series, wherein n is an integer of 2 or more,
(2) fresh ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is divided into portions, which are
supplied to respective inlets of the catalyst beds,
(3) fresh olefin is supplied to the inlet of the first catalyst bed, and
(4) the reaction mixture discharged from each outlet of respective catalyst
beds excluding the final catalyst bed is supplied to the inlet of the
subsequent catalyst bed.