PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF GLYCOLS

• Main Authors: BUS Karin, VELDHUIZEN Dorien, FISCHER Kai Jürgen, DE VILLIERS Waldo Eugene, HUIZENGA Pieter
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.11.2017
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

The invention provides a process for the separation of MEG and 1,2-BDO from a first mixture comprising MEG and 1,2-BDO in a first solvent by the steps of: (i) combining said first mixture with a second solvent stream comprising a second solvent in a first extraction column; (ii) recovering (a) a sec...