It is an object of the present invention to provide a specific process that enables a dialkyl carbonate and a diol to be produced on an industrial scale of not less than 2 ton / hr and not less than 1.3 ton / hr respectively with high selectivity and high productivity stably for a prolonged period of time through a reactive distillation system of taking a cyclic carbonate and an aliphatic monohydric alcohol as starting materials, continuously feeding the starting materials into a continuous multi-stage distillation column in which a catalyst is present, and carrying out reaction and distillation simultaneously in the column. Although there have been many proposals regarding processes for the production of the dialkyl carbonate and the diol through the reactive distillation method, these have all been on a small scale and short operating time laboratory level, and there have been no disclosures whatsoever on a specific process or apparatus enabling mass production on an industrial scale. According to the present invention, there is provided a specific continuous multi-stage distillation column having a specified structure, and a production process using this continuous multi-stage distillation column, according to which the dialkyl carbonate and the diol can be produced on an industrial scale of not less than 2 ton / hr and not less than 1.3 ton / hr respectively each with a selectivity of not less than 95%, preferably not less than 97%, more preferably not less than 99%, stably for not less than 1000 hours, preferably not less than 3000 hours, more preferably not less than 5000 hours.
本发明的目的是提供一种特定的工艺,通过反应蒸馏系统,以环
碳酸酯和脂肪族一元醇为原料,连续将原料进料到带有催化剂的连续多级蒸馏塔中,在该塔中同时进行反应和蒸馏,从而能够稳定地在工业规模下生产不低于每小时2吨和不低于每小时1.3吨的二烷基
碳酸酯和二醇,且具有高选择性和高生产率,持续时间长。尽管关于通过反应蒸馏法生产二烷基
碳酸酯和二醇的工艺已有许多提议,但这些都是在小规模和短时间的实验室
水平上进行的,对于能够在工业规模下进行大规模生产的特定工艺或装置没有任何披露。根据本发明,提供了一种具有特定结构的连续多级蒸馏塔,以及使用该连续多级蒸馏塔的生产工艺,根据该工艺,二烷基
碳酸酯和二醇可以分别以不低于每小时2吨和不低于每小时1.3吨的工业规模生产,且选择性不低于95%,更好地不低于97%,更好地不低于99%,稳定地持续时间不低于1000小时,更好地不低于3000小时,更好地不低于5000小时。