The invention discloses a method for preparing
triethyl phosphate, which is characterized by comprising: a step of esterification, which is to react
phosphorus oxychloride with
ethanol according to a
molar ratio of the
phosphorus oxychloride to the
ethanol of 1:(1-5) in a jacket type cooling and stirring container set, obtain the mixture of
ethanol and
hydrogen chloride which are volatile components, condense the mixture in a
reflux condenser, and absorb the incondensable volatile
hydrogen chloride component by a washing
tower circulating membrane absorption unit; a step of dealcholization and dehydrochlorination, which is to fill the reaction mixture obtained after esterification into a degassing
distillation tower, remove the volatile components, namely ethanol and
hydrogen chloride, in the reaction mixture, separate the excessive ethanol and
hydrogen chloride, which are obtained from esterification materials, from
triethyl phosphate, mainly obtain 95-to-98.5-weight-percent
triethyl phosphate from the bottom of the degassing
distillation tower, and obtain 99.99-percent triethyl
phosphate and 67-percent diethyl phosphateby rectifying and separating; and a step of
hydrogen chloride absorption, which is to introduce the
hydrogen chloride gas obtained in the esterification and the hydrogen chloride gas from dealcholization and dehydrochlorination into a washing tower circular tube falling absorption unit, and producing 31-percent
hydrochloric acid.