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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2022
Ticona Llc, Florence, KY (US);
Hendrich A. Chiong, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Venkata M. Nekkanti, Florence, KY (US);
Ticona LLC, Florence, KY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for recovering an organic solvent from a waste sludge generated during formation of a polyarylene sulfide. Methods include combining the waste sludge with a liquid extractant that extracts the organic solvent into a homogeneous liquid phase. Upon a temperature change, the homogeneous liquid phase can separate into an organic solvent-rich liquid phase and a liquid extractant-rich liquid phase. The two liquid phases can be separated and further processed if desired to further purify the recovered organic solvent. Methods can also include forming the polyarylene sulfide by a polymerization process and thereafter purifying a slurry of the polyarylene sulfide. A liquid washing product is formed as a result of the purification process, which can be subjected to a distillation process that forms an organic solvent-rich stream and the waste sludge.