Abstract:
2-Pentanone cannot be completely removed from 2-pentanone and formic acid mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the maximum azeotrope. 2-Pentanone can be readily removed from 2-pentanone-formic acid mixtures by extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is a ketone, either alone or mixed with certain high boiling organic compounds. Examples of effective agents are cyclohexanone; diisobutyl ketone and octanoic acid; isophorone, hexanoic acid and butyl ether.
Abstract:
Meta and para-diisopropylbenzene cannot be easily separated from each other by distillation because of the closeness of their vapor pressures. m-Diisopropylbenzene can be easily removed from p-diisopropylbenzene by azeotropic distillation using certain ethers. Typical effective azeotropic distillation agents are diethylene glycol diethyl ether and dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether.
Abstract:
2-Pentanone cannot be completely removed from 2-pentanone and formic acid mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the maximum azeotrope. 2-Pentanone can be readily removed from 2-pentanone formic acid mixtures by extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is dimethylsulfoxide, either alone or mixed with certain high boiling organic compounds. Examples of effective agents are dimethylsulfoxide; DMSO and octanoic acid; DMSO, hexanoic acid and isophorone.
Abstract:
Formic acid cannot be completely removed from formic acid and water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the maximum azeotrope. Formic acid can be readily removed from formic acid - water mixtures by extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate, either alone or mixed with certain high boiling organic compounds. Examples of effective agents are ethylene carbonate and heptanoic acid; propylene carbonate, benzoic acid and isophorone; propylene carbonate, heptanoic acid and 2-hydroxyacetophenone.
Abstract:
2-Butyl acetate cannot be completely removed from 2-butyl acetate-2-butanol-water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the minimum ternary azeotrope. 2-butyl acetate can be readily removed from mixtures containing it, 2-butanol and water by using extractive distillation in which the extractive distillation agent is a higher boiling oxygenated, nitrogenous and/or sulfur containing organic compound or a mixture of these. Typical examples of effective agents are N,N-dimethylacetamide; dimethylformamide and ethylene glycol; acetamide, dimethylsulfoxide and ethylene glycol.
Abstract:
n-Hexyl acetate cannot be completely removed from n-hexyl acetate- n-hexyl alcohol- water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the minimum ternary azeotrope. n-Hexyl acetate can be readily removed from mixtures containing it, n-hexyl alcohol and water by using extractive distillation in which the extractive distillation agent is dimethylsulfoxide or a mixture of DMSO with a higher boiling organic compound. Typical examples of effective agents are DMSO; DMSO and tetraethylene glycol; DMSO, dimethylformamide and hexylene glycol.
Abstract:
Isopropyl acetate cannot be completely removed from isopropyl acetate - isopropanol - water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the minimum ternary azeotrope. Isopropyl acetate can be readily removed from mixtures containing it, isopropanol and water by using extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is a higher boiling oxygenated or nitrogenous organic compound or a mixture of these. Typical examples of effective agents are diethanolamine; ethanolamine and N-methyl pyrrolidone; triethanolamine and N-methyl pyrrolidone.
Abstract:
t-Amyl alcohol and isobutanol cannot be separated from each other by distillation because of the proximity of their boiling points. t-Amyl alcohol can be readily separated from isobutanol by using extractive distillation in which the extractive agent is a higher boiling organic compound or a mixture of two or more of these. Typical examples of effective agents are: dimethylformamide; N,N-dimethylacetamide; N,N-dimethylacetamide and dimethylsulfoxide; dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide and phthalic anhydride.
Abstract:
Formic acid cannot be easily removed from acetic acid by distillation because of the closeness of their vapor pressures. Formic acid can be readily removed from acetic acid by extraction distillation. Typical extractive distillation agents are carboxylic acids in the range of hexamoic acid to neodecanoic acid with or without solvents such as methyl benzoate, acetophenone and nitrobenzene.
Abstract:
n-Propyl acetate cannot be completely removed from n-propyl acetate - n-propanol - water mixtures by distillation because of the presence of the minimum ternary azeotrope. n-Propyl acetate can be readily removed from mixtures containing it, n-propanol and water by using extractive distillation in which the extractive distillation agent is a higher boiling oxygenated or nitrogenous organic compound or a mixture of these. Typical examples of effective agents are N-methylpyrrolidone; triethanolamine; N-methylpyrrolidone and ethylene glycol.