Process and apparatus for the production of butylacetate and isobutylacetate

• Main Authors: Lederer, Jaromír, Kolena, Jirí, Hanika, Jirí, Morávek, Pavel, Smejkal, Quido, Macek, Vladimír, Levering, Willem, Bailer, Oliver
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.01.2007

The invention relates to an apparatus for the production of butylacetate by esterification of acetic acid with butanol in the presence of a solid acidic catalyst in which distillatory separation of components runs simultaneously with esterification. Thus, acetic acid and butanol are introduced in de...