This utility model discloses an apparatus for preparing
ethylene glycol, comprising: an oxidation reactor; an absorption
tower, the inlet of which is connected to the outlet of the oxidation reactor; a stripping
tower, the top of which is connected to the bottom of the absorption
tower; an
ethylene glycol reactor, the inlet of which is connected to the top of the stripping tower; a
water treatment unit, the inlet of which is connected to the bottom of the stripping tower; a multi-effect
evaporation unit, including two inlets, one inlet connected to the outlet of the
water treatment unit and the other inlet connected to the outlet of the
ethylene glycol reactor; a
dehydration tower, the inlet of which is connected to one outlet of the multi-effect
evaporation unit; a condenser, the inlet of which is connected to the top of the
dehydration tower, and the outlets including a
gas phase outlet and a
liquid phase outlet, which are connected in parallel to the top of the
dehydration tower; and a transmission pipeline, the inlet of which is connected between the
gas phase outlet, the
liquid phase outlet and the top of the dehydration tower, and the outlet of which is connected between the bottom of the stripping tower and the inlet of the
water treatment unit. The
ethylene glycol preparation apparatus provided by this utility model can improve economic efficiency.