The invention relates to a
system and method for rectifying and purifying
dimethyl oxalate synthesized through
carbonylation of glycol from
coal. Through the
system and method, the purity of the
dimethyl oxalate product can be imprved,
energy consumption is reduced, and the production cost is saved. The
system comprises a
dimethyl oxalate feeding
heat exchanger and a vacuum rectification
tower communicating with the dimethyl
oxalate feeding
heat exchanger, wherein a
reboiler is arranged at the bottom of the
tower, a
tower-top condenser communicates with the top of the vacuum rectification tower through an
evaporation vapor outlet, and the tower-top condenser communicates with a
reflux tank and a
tail cooler separately; the
reflux tank communicates with a
reflux pump, the reflux pump communicates with the top of the
vacuum distillation tower and a tower-top extraction flow regulating valve, and the bottom of the rectification tower communicates with a heavy component
discharge pump; andthe heavy component
discharge pump passes through the dimethyl
oxalate feeding
heat exchanger and communicates with a material outlet of the tower through a pipeline and a tower liquid level regulating valve, a
reflux flow regulating valve is arranged on the outlet pipeline of the reflux pump so as to remove light component impurities in a dimethyl
oxalate mixed liquid and obtain a high-purity dimethyl oxalate
intermediate product. Through vacuum operation, the boiling points of the components are reduced, the consumption of
medium pressure steam is reduced, and the cost is reduced; and the tower components and the tower-top light components are taken out continuously, heat and materials are recycled and utilized effectively, and no outer emission of the materials occurs.