| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688552 | Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A new entrainer for separation of tetrahydrofuran–water azeotropic mixture by extractive distillation was introduced in this article. 1,2-Propanediol was used as the entrainer instead of 1,4-butanediol, which decreased the reboiler energy and entrainer consumption. Tetrahydrofuran–water extractive binary column distillation system was simulated with the HYSYS software platform. 1,2-Propanediol and 1,4-butanediol are used as solvent in the simulation respectively. Simulation results showed that there are a lot of advantages when 1,2-propanediol was entrainer. The results were then corroborated in a batch experimental column for the selected entrainer.
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Authors
Songlin Xu, Huiyuan Wang,