The invention provides a method for recycling
chloroform in a process of producing
methyl isocyanate. The
methyl isocyanate is prepared by reacting
phosgene with monomethylamine to generate methylaminoformyl
chloride, and decomposing methylaminoformyl
chloride by taking
chloroform as a
solvent. The method for recycling
chloroform in the process of producing
methyl isocyanate is characterized by comprising the following steps: cooling decomposed
tail gas to 30-40 DEG C by a cooler, then introducing the
tail gas into a layering device, layering chloroform and
hydrochloric acid in the
tail gas in the layering device, enabling chloroform with high
specific gravity to flow into a chloroform receiving kettle, receiving and circulating the chloroform for producing methyl
isocyanate, and independently recycling
hydrochloric acid with low
specific gravity. The tail gas generated in the process of producing methyl
isocyanate firstly flows through a falling-film absorption
tower, HCl is absorbed into water, and then chloroform is quickly precipitated in a
hydrochloric acid solution, so that the layering of hydrochloric acid and chloroform in the layering device is facilitated, and further hydrochloric acid and chloroform can be independently recycled; the recycled chloroform can be used for producing methyl
isocyanate again; plenty of cost can be reduced. The method is simple and high in practicability.