The invention discloses a 
methyl methacrylate synthesis process comprising the steps: carrying out 
condensation reaction on the reaction raw materials, liquefying and separating out a mixture of 
methanol and 
methyl acetate, circulating, separating out a mixture of 
methanol and 
methyl acrylate, carrying out 
hydrogenation reaction to obtain a mixture of 
methanol and 
methyl propionate, carrying out areaction on the mixture with a 
formaldehyde source, liquefying a 
reaction product gas flow, separating out a mixture of methanol and 
methyl propionate to obtain a methanol-free MMA crude product liquid, separating the mixture of methanol and 
methyl propionate, and respectively circulating. According to the method, the mixture of methanol and 
methyl acetate, the mixture of methanol and 
methyl acrylate and the mixture of methanol and methyl 
propionate are gradually separated in an azeotropic manner, so that the 
energy consumption of methanol separation circulation is reduced; methanol and 
methyl acrylate azeotrope is used as a 
raw material to be fed into a hydrogenation reactor, so that the separation difficulty is reduced; 
formaldehyde is separated from the methanol-free MMA crude productliquid, and the difficulty of further refining is lower; the 
separation problem of a methanol-containing multi-component complex easily-polymerized 
system is effectively solved, and a powerful supportis provided for MMA synthesis of a 
methyl acetate route.