Novel technique for producing methyl acetate

Abstract

The invention discloses a novel technique for producing methyl acetate. Acetate is refluxed to carry residual excessive water in the esterifying kettle away in the industrial production process; and a continuous process, comprising reaction rectification, acetate recovery, methyl ester rectification, wastewater treatment and the like, is utilized to conveniently and efficiently prepare the high-purity methyl acetate. The method overcomes the defects of difficulty in separating and purifying the product methyl acetate in the process of producing methyl acetate by esterifying reaction of acetic acid and methanol. The technique has the advantages of low equipment requirement, low energy consumption and simple technique. The product prepared by the method is suitable for organic solvents, polyurethane foam foaming agents, thinners and the like required in the production process of resins, coatings, inks, paints, adhesives and leather.

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to a new process for the production of methyl acetate, in particular to a new process for the continuous production of methyl acetate which is prepared by the direct esterification method of acetic acid and methanol, and uses an acetate as a water-carrying agent . Background technique [0002] Methyl acetate is mainly used in resins, coatings, inks, paints, adhesives, organic solvents required in the leather production process, polyurethane foam blowing agents, thinners, etc. Since the esterification of acetic acid and methanol is restricted by chemical equilibrium, and there are two lowest azeotropes of methyl acetate-methanol and methyl acetate-water in the material system, methyl acetate dissolves 24% in water at room temperature, and water in acetic acid The methyl ester dissolves 8%, which is difficult to separate. If 1% methanol is present, it is miscible with water. Therefore, the traditional production process of methyl aceta...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the extraction effect of using water as the extraction agent is not good, and there are disadvantages such as high concentration of methanol, large amount of extraction agent required, and high energy consumption.

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