The invention relates to an integrated process for recovering
acetic acid and
methyl acetate in a production process of aromatic
carboxylic acid. The integrated process is as follows: water solution of
acetic acid from an oxidation unit enters the upper part of a dehydrating
tower, steam at the top of the dehydrating
tower enters a condenser at the
tower top for cooling, and concentrated
acetic acid extracted from a tower kettle directly returns to an oxidation reactor; condensed fluid at the top of the dehydrating tower enters a
phase splitter and is automatically splitted into an
oil phase and a water phase, the
oil phase enters an entrainer refining tower,
methyl acetate is extracted from the tower top and is recovered, and the entrainer in the tower kettle returns to the top of the dehydrating tower; the water phase enters a
methyl acetate recovering tower, methyl acetate extracted from the tower top and methyl acetate at the top of the entrainer refining tower are recovered together, water part in the tower kettle flows back to the top of the dehydrating tower, and part of water is extracted and treated. When the entrainer in the acetic acid of the tower kettle of the dehydrating tower is higher than 5 percent, the tower kettle material firstly enters an entrainer separating tower, the condensed acetic acid extracted from the tower top returns to the oxidation reactor, and excess entrainer is separated from the tower kettle. By utilizing the process, the quantity of the entrainer flowing back can be greatly reduced, and the oxidation reaction can be stably performed.