PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACIDS AND ACRYLATES

摘要

In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing an acrylate product. The process comprises the step of providing a diluted crude acrylate stream comprising the acrylate product and an alkylenating agent. The process further comprises the step of separating at least a portion of the diluted crude acrylate stream to form an alkylenating agent stream and an intermediate product stream. The alkylenating agent stream comprises at least 1 wt.% alkylenating agent and the intermediate product stream comprises acrylate product.