Abstract:
IN THE PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ACRYLIC ACID FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING ACRYLIC ACID AND ACETIC ACID, THE IMPROVEMENT WHHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE SAID AQUEOUS SOLUTION TO AN AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION IN THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BUTYL ACETATE, ETHYL BUTYRATE, ETHYL ISOBUTYRATE, ETHYL METHACRYLATE, PROPYL ACRYLATE AND PROPYL PROPIONATE AS AN ENTRAINER, DISTILLING OFF ACETIC ACID AND WATER
FROM THE COLUMN HEAD AND SEPARATING ACRYLIC ACID FROM THE COLUMN BOTTOM.