The invention discloses a catalyst used for preparing
acrylic acid and butyl ester by the
dehydration of
butyl lactate and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst is a composite catalyst, comprising a main catalyst A and auxiliary catalysts B, C, D and E, wherein, A is
calcium sulphate, B is sulphuric acid, C is
phosphate, D is alkaline matter and E is
promoter. The preparation method comprises the steps as follows: five compositions A, B, C, D and E are sufficiently mixed, baked for 2-10 hours at the temperature of 200-800DEG C and formed for standby. The catalyst has high catalytic activation; under the
catalysis of the catalyst, the
molar yield reaches 75.1 percent and the
molar selectivity of the
acrylic acid and butyl ester reaches 71.5 percent. The preparation method has the advantages that the
crystal structure of the main catalyst can be improved so as to be beneficial for carrying out the reaction; and the introduction of different auxiliary catalysts and quantities is helpful to improve the conversion ratio of the
raw material and the product selectivity and is beneficial for improving the strength of the catalyst.