Ethyl　acetate　was　synthesized　from　acetic　acid　and　ethanol　using　cation　exchange　resin　as　catalyst　in　a　catalytic　reactive　distillation　column,　and　catalyst-bundles　of　ion　exchange　resin　catalyst　packed　in　the　column　were　used　as　reaction　zones.　The　appropriate　process　conditions　were　obtained　through　investigating　the　influence　of　feed　location　of　ethanol,　space　velocity,　reflux　ratio,　and　the　molar　ratio　of　acetic　acid　to　ethanol　on　the　performance　of　the　catalytic　distillation.　The　results　showed　that　the　suitable　material　of　packing　was　nylon,　the　feed　location　of　ethanol　was　at　the　bottom　of　the　reaction　region,　and　the　appropriate　reaction　conditions　were　0.213　h-1　of　space　velocity,　3:　1　of　molar　ratio　of　acetic　acid　to　ethanol,　1.0　of　reflux　ratio.　Under　the　appropriate　conditions,　conversion　of　ethanol　and　concentration　of　ethyl　acetate　reached　97.16%　and　95.44%,　respectively.