The invention relates to a production method for preparing an environment-friendly
plasticizer by adopting a continuous method, which comprises the following steps: reacting
benzoic acid with
alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a benzoate
plasticizer, and is characterized by comprising the following steps: mixing
solid granular or blocky
raw material benzoic acid with
alcohol to obtain a
raw material reaction solution; mixing and heating
raw material reaction liquid, a catalyst and first-stage reaction liquid to 160-250 DEG C and allowing the raw material reaction liquid, a catalyst and first-stage reaction liquid to enter the top of a first-stage reaction cavity of a partition plate
tower reactor, introducing
alcohol from the middle of each stage of reaction cavity of the
tower reactor to be subjected to
esterification reaction with reaction mixed liquid, and externally and circularly heating each stage of reaction liquid to 160-250 DEG C to maintain the
reaction temperature, wherein unreacted alcohol at each stage and water generated by reaction are vaporized, are collected and discharged at the top of the partition plate
tower reactor, and are condensed, layered and separated; and enabling crude ester discharged from the bottom of the fourth-stage
reaction chamber to be subjected to post-treatment to obtain a
plasticizer product. According to the invention,
continuous production of the environment-friendly plasticizer is realized in a manner of series connection of
multiple stages of reaction cavities in the partition plate tower type reactor, and the method has the characteristics of safety, high efficiency, high
automation degree, small occupied area and
energy conservation.