Product Description
What is the manufacturing process of ethyl acetate?
Manufacturing Process
Ethyl acetate is produced by esterification of acetic acid and ethanol in presence of Para Toluene Sulphonic Acid as catalyst. Glacial acetic acid, 95% ethanol and 1% PTSA are mixed and continuously feed into the esterification kettle.
method for recovering ethyl acetate from a mixture of ethyl acetate, ethanol and water which comprises distilling a mixture of ethyl acetate, ethanol and water in a rectification column in the presence of about one to two parts of extractive agent per part of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water mixture, recovering