Abstract: A continuous process for producing n-butyl acrylate substantially free of acrylic acid and n-butyl acetate and for recovering acrylic acid, n-butyl acrylate, n-butanol and water from an esterification reactor mixture containing acrylic acid, n-butyl acrylate, n-butanol, water, heavy ends, and acid catalyst; wherein two process units are run in parallel, each comprising an esterification reactor and a dehydration distillation column; and wherein a first process unit has a hydrolysis reactor, a cracking reactor and an acrylic acid separation column and a second process unit has a bleed stripper, a recycle tank and a neutralization and acidification system; with interconnections between the two process units that are designed to maximize yield and purity of the products from both units.