Process for the recovery of acetic acid

摘要

In a process for the recovery of acetic acid by extracting acetic acid from an aqueous acetic acid solution containing a metallic salt of sulfuric acid with an organic extractant comprising a tertiary amine and an organic diluent and recovering acetic acid from the liquid extract, a mixture of a tertiary amine containing sulfuric acid and an organic diluent is used as an organic extractant so as to suppress energy consumption and to increase extraction efficiency.