The invention provides a process method for preparing
dimethyl succinate by a backpack type
reactive distillation dividing wall column, and belongs to the technical field of
chemical production. The method comprises the following steps: by taking
succinic acid and
methanol as raw materials, carrying out single
esterification reaction in a pre-reactor, and carrying out double
esterification reaction on the generated reaction liquid in a knapsack type
reactive distillation dividing wall
tower to generate
dimethyl succinate and water; the pre-reactor is a
fixed bed reactor; the knapsack type
reactive distillation dividing wall column comprises a main column and an auxiliary column, a common
distillation section is arranged at the upper parts of the main column and the auxiliary column, a common stripping section is not arranged, the main column comprises a reaction section, a main column
distillation section and a main column stripping section, and the reaction section adopts an externally-hung knapsack reactor; the auxiliary
tower is not provided with a feeding hole and a reaction section;
dimethyl succinate is extracted from a
tower kettle of the main tower, excessive unreacted
raw material methanol is extracted from the top of the backpack type reactive
distillation dividing wall tower, and water is extracted from a tower kettle of the auxiliary tower. The two key processes of reaction and separation are integrated, so that the production process is simplified, the production efficiency is improved, and the equipment cost is reduced.