The invention discloses a method for purifying diacid dimethyl esters by plate
distillation separation. The
distillation separation is successively finished in three series-wound
distillation towers. The bottom of a second distillation
tower is vertically provided with a separator plate, which divides the bottom cavity into a first
tower chamber and a second
tower chamber. A material inlet of the second distillation tower is positioned below the top of the separator plate. The method provided by the invention comprises the following steps of: mixing a
raw material with diacid dimethyl esters, allowing the mixture to enter into the first distillation tower, separating a light component out from the top of first distillation tower, allowing the material at the tower bottom to enter into the second distillation tower, separating 1,4-
succinic acid dimethyl ester out from the top of the distillation tower, separating 1,5-
dimethyl glutarate out from the bottom of the second tower chamber of the second distillation tower, allowing the material at the tower bottom of the first tower chamber of the second distillation tower to enter into the third distillation tower, separating 1,6-
adipic acid dimethyl ester out from the top of the third distillation tower, and discharging a heavier component in the
raw material from the tower bottom. Starting with the first distillation tower, the temperature of the distillation towers successively rises and the pressure successively reduces.