摘要 |
A process for preparing pure (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate starting from a crude (meth)acrylic acid, which comprises the following stages:A: treating the crude (meth)acrylic acid with at least one compound which is able to remove aldehydes, to give an aldehyde-free crude (meth)acrylic acid;B: subjecting the aldehyde-free crude (meth)acrylic acid to imprecise distillation, to give a low-boiling fraction comprising (meth)acrylic acid and acetic acid and a high-boiling fraction comprising (meth)acrylic acid and high boilers;C: isolating a pure (meth)acrylic acid from the high-boiling fraction and, if desired,D: esterifying the low-boiling fraction comprising (meth)acrylic acid and acetic acid that is obtained in stage B by means of one or more alkanols, to give an esterification mixture comprising one or more (meth)acrylates, one or more acetic esters, and one or more alkanols.
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