Patent ID: 8658824

Claim:
A process for producing an acrylate product, the process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting an alkanoic acid comprising acetic acid and an alkylenating agent to form a crude product stream comprising acrylate product comprising from 5 wt % to 50 wt % acrylic acid, from 0.5 wt % to 50 wt % alkylenating agent comprising formaldehyde and/or precursors thereof, from 5 wt % to 50 wt % acetic acid, and from 1 wt % to 60 wt % water; (b) condensing at least a portion of the crude product stream to form a condensed crude product stream; and (c) contacting at least a portion of the crude product stream with an extraction agent mixture comprising at least two extraction agents to form an extract stream comprising acrylate product comprising acrylic acid and extraction agent and a raffinate stream comprising alkylenating agent and water.