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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2019
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Beijing, CN;
Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec, Beijing, CN;
Longsheng Tian, Beijing, CN;
Ming Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Wencheng Tang, Beijing, CN;
Siliang Gao, Beijing, CN;
Nan Yang, Beijing, CN;
Zhifeng Bian, Beijing, CN;
Siyuan Qie, Beijing, CN;
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Beijing, CN;
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC, Beijing, CN;
Abstract
A method for separating aromatic hydrocarbons by an extractive distillation, comprising introducing a hydrocarbon mixture containing aromatic hydrocarbons into the middle of an extractive distillation column (); introducing an extraction solvent into the upper part of the extractive distillation column; after an extractive distillation, a raffinate containing benzene is discharged from the top of the column, wherein the benzene content is 3-40% by mass, and sent to the lower part of the extraction column (); the extraction solvent is introduced to the upper part of the extraction column for a liquid-liquid extraction; a raffinate liquid free of aromatic hydrocarbons is discharged from the top of the extraction column; a rich solvent containing benzene is discharged from the bottom of the column and enters the upper-middle part of the extractive distillation column; the rich solvent obtained at the bottom of the extractive distillation column is sent to the solvent recovery column to separate the aromatic hydrocarbons and the solvent. By combining an extractive distillation with a liquid-liquid extraction ingeniously, the method can achieve the separation of aromatic hydrocarbons with a high purity and a high recovery rate, and a significant decrease of the energy consumption in the extraction and separation process.