The present invention relates to the technical field of preparing
acetic acid from
methanol through low-pressure
carbonylation and discloses a method for preparing
acetic acid from
methanol via low-pressure
carbonylation with high catalyst stability, comprising the following steps: S1, in a reaction stage: introducing
methanol or a reactive derivative thereof and CO into a reactor, adding a catalyst comprising a Group VIII
metal, an iodomethane co-catalyst, an inorganic
iodide, and an
ionic liquid having an [NR1R2R3R4]+[CH3COO]- structure as a catalyst stabilizer, and enabling these materials to undergo a
carbonylation reaction in the reactor to obtain a crude
acetic acid product, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are an
alkyl group containing 4-9 carbons, an
aryl group, an
acyl group, or a combination thereof; S2, performing gas-liquid separation; S3, performing
evaporation washing; S4, performing light removal treatment; and S5, performing purification treatment, so that when the reactants are in a
reaction system having a low
water content of 0.5-1.0%, the catalyst comprising the Group VIII
metal remains stable, thereby reducing the
energy consumption for a rear-end
dehydration tower and a finished product
tower and reducing production costs.