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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald E Brown, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Anthony L Rouse, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Fu-Ming Lee, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
203 53 ; 203 14 ; 203 68 ; 203 95 ; 208313 ; 208337 ; 585867 ;
Abstract
An extractive distillation process for separating at least one C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkene (preferably propylene) from at least one close-boiling alkane (preferably propane) employs propylene carbonate as solvent, optionally in admixture with a minor amount of water.