Method For Preparing Acrylic Acid

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing acrylic acid, the method comprising the steps of: feeding an aqueous solution of lactic acid to a reactor, followed by dehydration, to obtain a first reaction product containing lactic acid, a lactic acid dimer, water, and acrylic acid; feeding the first reaction product to a first cooling tower and separating the first reaction product into a first cooling tower bottom fraction containing lactic acid and a lactic acid dimer and a first cooling tower top fraction containing water and acrylic acid; feeding the first cooling tower bottom fraction to a lactic acid conversion tank to convert the lactic acid dimer into lactic acid, thereby obtaining a second reaction product; separating lactic acid from the second reaction product to collect lactic acid; and separating acrylic acid from the first cooling tower top fraction to obtain acrylic acid.

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