Process for producing methyl methacrylate

摘要

A process for producing a methyl methacrylate is provided, which comprises the steps of (i) decomposing methyl t-butyl ether to obtain isobutylene and methanol, (ii) oxidizing the isobutylene to obtain at least one compound selected from methacrylic acid and methacrolein and (iii) esterifying at least one compound selected from the methacrylic acid and the methacrolein with the methanol to produce methyl methacrylate. The process of the present invention successfully results in effective use of methanol resources.