The invention belongs to the technical field of
ethanol synthesis, and discloses a gas-liquid combined two-
step method acetic acid hydrogenation device and process. The device comprises a heating mixer, a reactor, a gas-liquid separator, a
liquid phase hydrogenation reaction kettle, a separator and a rectifying
tower which are connected in sequence. The process comprises three working sections of
acetic acid hydrogenation,
acetaldehyde and acetic
ether hydrogenation and crude product purification.
Acetic acid is hydrogenated under the action of a catalyst to prepare
acetaldehyde and acetic
ether, in the
acetaldehyde and acetic
ether hydrogenation section, a reaction mixture in the
acetic acid hydrogenation section is directly hydrogenated to prepare
ethanol,
hydrogen-rich
tail gas and fresh
hydrogen are mixed and enter the acetic acid hydrogenation section to serve as reaction gas, crude
ethanol is rectified and purified, and high-purity ethanol is obtained. According to the invention,
continuous production is realized, the
hydrogen is subjected to deep reaction, the raw materials have higher conversion rate and yield, and the operation continuity and stability are very high. The
corrosion of direct hydrogenation of acetic acid to equipment is reduced, and the defects of
high energy consumption and huge equipment scale caused by an ethanol
system are avoided.