Bio-based solvents as entrainers for extractive distillation in aromatic/aliphatic and olefin/paraffin separation

• Published in: Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 22; no. 16; pp. 5369 - 5375
• Main Authors: Brouwer, Thomas, Schuur, Boelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 17.08.2020
• Subjects: Aliphatic compounds; Aromatic compounds; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Distillation; Energy efficiency; Entrainment; Green chemistry; heptane; Heptanes; Hydrocarbons; Methylcyclohexane; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; olefin; Paraffin; Paraffins; Selectivity; Separation; Solvents; Sulfolane; Toluene; Toxicity; Volatility

The use of a wide range of bio-based solvents as entrainers in extractive distillation applications was investigated. The separation of hydrocarbon mixtures containing aromatic and aliphatic compounds is highly relevant, and the use of bio-based solvents for this separation was studied using the mod...