The invention relates to the technical field of
chemical engineering, and discloses a rectification optimization process for improving the quality of
acetic anhydride, the process realizes efficient pre-removal of high boiling impurities and
colored substances in crude
acetic anhydride by optimizing the structure of an
evaporation tower, adopting combination of falling film
evaporation and filler reinforcement, and accurately controlling the operation parameters of vacuum degree, temperature and feeding amount, so that the quality of the
acetic anhydride is improved, and the quality of the acetic anhydride is improved. A traditional
tower plate of the
acetic acid rectifying
tower is replaced with the efficient float valve tower plate, the internal part structure of the efficient float valve tower plate is optimized, the gas-liquid
mass transfer efficiency in the rectifying tower is improved, and efficient and stable separation of
acetic acid and acetic anhydride is achieved through precise linkage control over temperature and
reflux ratio rectifying parameters. The main content of the product is improved; the
impurity content is reduced; through whole-process online monitoring and regular optimization iteration in combination with a process parameter-product quality
database, dynamic regulation and control and continuous improvement of the production process are realized, and finally the beneficial effects that the main content of acetic anhydride in the product is greater than or equal to 99.65% and the
chromaticity is less than or equal to 6 are achieved.