The invention discloses a method for preparing
propionate by means of a
microreactor. Production equipment comprises a first
metering pump, a second
metering pump and a third
metering pump, wherein the first metering pump and the second metering pump are communicated with a first blender, the third metering pump is communicated with a second blender, the blenders are communicated with the
microreactor, a material output
pipe with a sampling stop valve is arranged at a discharging end of the
microreactor, the material output
pipe is connected with a filter, a drainage
pipe and a discharging pipe are connected with an output end of the filter in parallel, the discharging pipe is connected with a rectifying
tower, and an output pipe of the rectifying
tower is connected with a
dehydration tank; a preparation process comprises the steps that propionic acid and monohydric
alcohol are pumped by the first metering pump and the second metering pump respectively, an acidic
ion liquid catalyst ispumped by the third metering pump, a
reaction temperature is controlled to be 50 to 100 DEG C, and reaction time is controlled to be 5 to 60 min. The method for preparing the
propionate by means of the microreactor has the advantages that the material
diffusion speed can be further improved, the evenness of material mixing is further improved, the reaction time and a
production cycle are greatlyshortened,
energy consumption is low, and the conversion rate is high.