Acetate technology using reactive distillation

Acetates are products frequently used in the chemical industry. They have a wide range of applications, especially as a solvent in the cellulose, paint, coating and rubber industry. Together with various partners, Sulzer Chemtech has developed processes for the synthesis of ethyl and butyl acetate, as well as for the hydrolysis of methyl acetate, and now offers this acetate technology for licensing. The key feature of the processes, for which patent protection was applied, is a reactive distillation column. (Original abstract)