The invention provides a method and equipment for separating and removing
trimethyl borate from
methanol waste liquid, and relates to the technical field of
methanol solvent recovery. The
separation method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing the
methanol waste liquid with a basic catalyst to form a mixed liquid; the basic catalyst is selected from at least one of
sodium methoxide,
lithium methoxide and
sodium hydroxide; and (2) transferring the
mixed solution into a methanol rectifying
tower, continuously separating the
mixed solution in the methanol rectifying
tower, collecting methanol at the
tower top, and enabling tower bottoms to flow out from the tower bottom. The number of theoretical plates of the methanol rectifying tower is 50-76, the
reflux ratio of the tower top is (2-4): 1, the
operating temperature of the tower top is 67-68 DEG C, and the
operating temperature of a tower kettle is 70-80 DEG C. According to the method, the content of
trimethyl borate in methanol is reduced to be below 10 ppm, the method is simple and high in feasibility, the treated methanol can be completely applied to an original reaction or any other application, the production cost is reduced, and the method is
environmentally friendly.