Reactive　dividing　wall　distillation　is　one　of　the　chemical　process　intensification　technology,　which　has　recently　drawn　much　attention.　It　combines　the　advantages　of　reactive　distillation　and　dividing　wall　column,　which　can　reach　the　state　of　low　energy　consumption,　less　space　occupation,　investment　saving,　high　conversion　rate　and　good　selectivity.　Also　it　is　a　highly　integrated　and　coupled　technology　of　reaction　and　separation.　Based　on　the　review　of　the　development　of　reaction　distillation　and　dividing　wall　column,　the　new　progresses　and　applications　on　reactive　dividing　wall　technology　in　recent　years　were　introduced　from　experiment　and　simulation,　column　internals　and　the　design　of　control　strategy.　The　main　obstacles　in　the　process　of　the　industrialization　and　the　existing　problems　were　pointed　out.　Then　the　paper　summarized　that　the　research　of　the　multicomponent　system　and　the　optimize　design　of　the　control　structure　possibly　would　be　the　development　direction.　Finally,　the　wide　development　prospects　in　the　field　of　preparation　of　biodiesel,　ethers　and　other　renewable　energy　sources　as　well　as　oil　refining　and　liquefied　petroleum　gas　are　indicated.　©　2017,　Chemical　Industry　Press.　All　right　reserved.