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Separation of A Propane-Propylene Mixture Using Extractive Distillation

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Separation of a propane-propylene mixture using extractive distillation

H. Carmona-Carmona, E. Ramrez-Jimnez, D. Justo-Garca. Department of Chemical Petroleum Engineering, E !"!E, !nstituto Politcnico #acional, $uil%ing &, 'n% (loor, )acatenco, Deleg. Gusta*o +. ,a%ero, -../&, ,e0ico Cit1, ,e0ico, 2el. 34' 444.'56---, e0t. 447'-, e-mail8 eramirez9:ipn.m0. 2his contri;ution presents the separation of propane-prop1lene ;inar1 mi0ture using e0tracti*e %istillation in comparison <ith the con*entional separation metho% comprising a high-pressure single %istillation column. E0tracti*e %istillation is a partial *aporization process in presence of a mass misci;le separation agent of high ;oiling an% non-*olatile, <hich is a%%e% to the azeotropic or nonazeotropic mi0ture in or%er to mo%if1 the relati*e *olatilies <ithout forming an a%%itional azeotrope. E0tracti*e %istillation is use% in petrochemical in%ustr1 to separate close ;oiling points mi0tures or azeotropic mi0tures <here the con*entional %istillation process turns out too e0pensi*e or impractical. 2he propane-prop1lene mi0ture stu%ie% comes from the pro%uct gases of the (lui% Catal1tic Crac=ing process. 2he phase %iagram of this mi0utre sho<s a *er1 close %istance ;et<een the ;oiling an% %e< points resulting in a high num;er of stages for a gi*en separation con%ition. 2he in%ustrial separation process uses a single %istillation unit operate% at high pressure >''.65 ;ar? <ith 7'4 tra1s an% 767.6 @ at the top of the column. Ho<e*er, these operating con%itions gi*e high reflu0 ratios >'7? an%, therefore, high energ1 consumptions in the con%enser >46,&6. ,JAhr? an% re;oiler >4.,B'& ,JAh? <ith a mole fraction of prop1lene of -.55. at the top of the column. 2he propose% e0tracti*e %istillation process uses acetonitrile as sol*ent <hich is a highl1 polar sol*ent that mo%ifies the *olatilities of the h1%rocar;ons impro*ing the separation. 2he thermo%1namic mo%el use% <as C#!(+C, commonl1 emplo1e% in e0tracti*e %istillation process. 2he use of resi%ue cur*e maps are helpful in or%er to %etermine the the separation regions, as <ell as to %etermine the fee% con%itions. 2he resi%ue cur*e map for the acetonitrile-prop1lene-propane mi0ture sho<e% no azeotropes an% non-comple0 separation regions. 2he resulting process consists of t<o %istillation columns, the first column is the e0tracti*e %istillation column column as such an% the secon% one is use% to reco*er the sol*ent. 2he %esign of the first column %epen%s on the relati*e *olatilities of the =e1 components, <hich are mo%ifie% ;1 the a%%ition of the sol*ent, therefore, the propane is o;taine% at the top of the first column. 2he %esign of the secon% column %epen%s on the flo< rate of sol*ent, <hich is reco*ere% at the ;ottom an% rec1cle% ;ac= to the inlet of the process. 2he process simulation <as performe% in +spenPlus D E..'. 2he preliminar1 results sho< a su;stantial re%uction in the energ1 consupmtions, close to B-F lo<er in comparison to the con*entional process. 2he num;er of tra1s is 4- an% '- for the first an% secon% columns, respecti*el1. !t is <orth mentioning that, e*en though the mole fraction of prop1lene at the top of sol*ent reco*er1 column <as of -.5. >-.55. for the con*entional process?, the operating are con%itions are less se*ere compare% to the con*entional process, <here the pressure at the top is ''.. ;ar <hile ;eing 7' an% 7/ ;ar, respecti*el1 in the stu%ie% process. (urther anal1sis is ;eing performe% in or%er to optimise the process. !n this sense, heat integration ;et<een the heat e0changers is stu%ie% at present.

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