Process for the purification and preparation of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid

摘要

Acrylic acid or methacrylic acid is purified by crystallization to obtain crystals and a mother liquor, by a process in which the crystals are washed with a wash liquid containing the acid and having a temperature from 15 to 40° C. Furthermore, a process for the preparation of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid comprises the abovementioned purification process.