The invention relates to the field of material
science and engineering, and particularly discloses a preparation process of vinyl ethyl
ether. The process comprises the following steps: conveying
acetylene and an
ethanol catalyst solution into a micro-
packed bed reactor for continuous gas-liquid reaction, carrying out gas-liquid separation on a reaction solution, feeding the reaction solution into an
extractive distillation tower, carrying out separation and purification under the action of an extraction agent, strengthening gas-liquid
mass transfer by using a micropore structure of a micro-
packed bed, and realizing efficient conversion under mild pressure, the
acetylene explosion risk is obviously reduced; the
residence time is accurately controlled, so that acetalation and self-
polymerization side reactions are effectively inhibited, and the problem of scaling of the reactor is solved; besides, the
relative volatility of components is changed by utilizing an
extractive distillation technology, an azeotropic
system of vinyl ethyl
ether and
ethanol is broken, and a product with higher purity can be directly obtained without
water washing; according to the process, the problems of poor
mass transfer, low safety and difficulty in azeotropic separation of a traditional kettle method are solved, and intrinsically safe and stable production is realized.