The invention belongs to the technical field of
chemical engineering, and particularly relates to a catalyst and process applied to
continuous production of
benzaldehyde, and the process comprises the following steps: S1,
raw material preparation and preheating feeding, S2, gradient
temperature control hydrolysis reaction, S3, two-phase separation and water phase circulation, and S4, product refining and
tail gas treatment. A three-stage series
continuous stirred tank reactor is adopted, a gradient heating strategy is implemented along the
material flow direction, and the setting of the
reaction temperature and the stirring intensity of each stage accurately adapts to the dynamic characteristics of each stage of the
hydrolysis reaction; the problem of unstable product quality caused by temperature fluctuation and batch difference in an intermittent kettle process is avoided, and process upgrading from intermittent operation to continuous stable production is realized; the catalyst comprises imidazolium
ionic liquid and
quaternary ammonium salt, and meanwhile, organic
carboxylic acid alkali metal salt is compounded, so that the activity of a catalyst
system is kept in multiple times of cyclic application.