The invention belongs to the technical field of
chemical engineering, and particularly relates to a method and a device for circularly preparing a 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoate compound. The preparation method of the 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoate compound comprises the following steps: (1) adding 3-methyl-2-
nitrobenzoic acid and saturated
fatty alcohol into a preparation kettle for dissolving, and adding an obtained homogeneous
mixed solution and a catalyst into a mixing
storage tank; and (2) opening a
circulating pump to enable the material to circularly flow and dehydrate in a device consisting of the mixing
storage tank, the filter and the membrane equipment until the flow speed is stable. And (3) opening the preheater to heat the reaction liquid in the mixing
storage tank under the condition that the reaction liquid circularly flows, performing
esterification reaction, performing in-situ water separation on the
permeation side of the membrane equipment in the reaction process, and finally circulating the esterification product into the mixing storage tank. According to the method provided by the invention, the
alcohol-acid ratio in the esterification process is reduced, the reaction period is greatly shortened, the consumption of
electric power, steam and circulating cooling water is saved, and the operation cost is reduced.