Continuous process for production of methacrylic acid ester of C1 to C4 aliphatic alcohol
申请人:AMOCO CORPORATION
公开号:EP0255773A2
公开(公告)日:1988-02-10
A continuous process for the production of a methacrylic acid ester of a C₁ to C₄ saturated aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a catalyst is disclosed. This process contemplates continuously introducing into a plug-flow reactor a feed stream containing methacrylic acid, a C₁ to C₄ saturated aliphatic alcohol in stoichiometric excess relative to the methacrylic acid present, an esterification catalyst, and a liquid organic substance having a volatility no greater than that of methacrylic acid. The feed stream thus introduced into the plug-flow reactor is preferably maintained at substantially atmospheric pressure, while the contained methacrylic acid reactant is held at an esterification temperature and for a time period sufficient to esterify at least a portion of the introduced methacrylic acid. The admixture thus produced is continuously fractionated, preferably in a distillation zone or column, into a vaporized distillate stream and a liquid bottoms stream. The distillate stream has a relatively greater methacrylic acid ester content than the bottoms stream. A portion of the bottoms stream, constituted primarily by the liquid organic substance and the esterification catalyst, is recycled to the reactor while the remainder is purged.
本发明公开了一种在催化剂存在下生产 C₁ 至 C₄ 饱和脂肪醇的甲基丙烯酸酯的连续工艺。该工艺考虑向塞流反应器中连续导入进料流,进料流中含有甲基丙烯酸、相对于所含甲基丙烯酸按化学计量过量的 C₁ 至 C₄ 饱和脂肪醇、酯化催化剂和挥发性不大于甲基丙烯酸的液态有机物。这样引入塞流式反应器的进料流最好保持在基本大气压下,而所含的甲基丙烯酸反应物则保持在酯化温度下,并有足够的时间使至少一部分引入的甲基丙烯酸酯化。这样产生的混合物被连续分馏,最好是在蒸馏区或蒸馏塔中分馏成气化蒸馏物流和液态底部流。馏出液的甲基丙烯酸酯含量相对高于底液。主要由液态有机物和酯化催化剂构成的部分底流被回收到反应器中,而其余部分被净化。