Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1990, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (11): 1236.

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A Study on Separation of Acetic Acid,Water and Formic Acid System——Refinement of Acetic Acid by Esterification-Azeotropic Distillation

Xu Qintang, Lu Fangping, Li Xi, Luo Ruyi, Jiang Fuming   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023
  • Received:1989-01-09 Online:1990-11-24 Published:1990-11-24

Abstract: Separation for the acetic acid-water-formic acid system in a continuous distillation column was studied. The suitable esterification reagents for the dehydration of acetic acid and for removing formic acid from the system are saturated aliphatic alcohols containing 3~6 carbon atoms. The experimental results obtained indicate that the acetic acid with a higher purity (>98.5%) can be obtained by esterification-azeotropic distillation for the given system.

Key words: Acetic acid-water-formic acid system, Esterification, Separation, Azeotropic distillation

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