The invention relates to a
system and a method for preparing 2-methyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol through
hydrolysis of 2-methyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol ester, and the method comprises the following steps: 2-methyl-1, 3-
propylene glycol ester, water and a
hydrolysis catalyst enter a
mixing tank, materials mixed by the
mixing tank enter a
hydrolysis reactor, under the action of the hydrolysis catalyst, the 2-methyl-1, 3-propylene glycol ester is generated, and the hydrolysis catalyst is added into the hydrolysis reactor to react to generate the 2-methyl-1, 3-propylene glycol ester. The reacted material enters a gas-liquid separation
tower after being subjected to heat exchange through a
heat exchanger, the separated water and material circularly enter a
mixing tank, the material at the bottom of the gas-liquid separation
tower enters an
acetic acid recovery tower, high-purity
acetic acid is extracted from the top of the
acetic acid recovery tower, the material at the bottom of the acetic acid
recovery tower enters a refining tower, and high-purity 2-methyl-1, 3-propylene glycol is obtained from the top of the refining tower; and extracting unreacted 2-methyl-1, 3-propylene glycol from the bottom of the refining tower, and circularly returning the unreacted 2-methyl-1, 3-propylene glycol to the hydrolysis reactor. The method is good in
atom economy, low in
raw material cost, high in catalyst activity, good in stability, simple and efficient in process, high in production continuity degree, simple in subsequent separation and purification, high in product purity and suitable for large-scale production.