Ionic liquids as entrainer in extractive distillation for effectively separating 1-propanol–water azeotropic mixture

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2021.12.007

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (9): 224-233.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.12.007

Ionic liquids as entrainer in extractive distillation for effectively separating 1-propanol–water azeotropic mixture

Xinqiang You^1,2, Kai Zhao¹, Ling Li^1,2, Ting Qiu^1,2

1. Fujian Universities Engineering Research Center of Reactive Distillation Technology, Laboratory of Chemical Process Intensification, School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
2. Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, China

收稿日期:2021-09-19 修回日期:2021-12-03 发布日期:2022-10-19
通讯作者: Ling Li,E-mail:liling@fzu.edu.cn;Ting Qiu,E-mail:tingqiu@fzu.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China (2021J01641), National Natural Science Foundation of China (21706062), the Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Fuzhou University, China (GXRC-18073).

Ionic liquids as entrainer in extractive distillation for effectively separating 1-propanol–water azeotropic mixture

Xinqiang You^1,2, Kai Zhao¹, Ling Li^1,2, Ting Qiu^1,2

1. Fujian Universities Engineering Research Center of Reactive Distillation Technology, Laboratory of Chemical Process Intensification, School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
2. Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, China

Received:2021-09-19 Revised:2021-12-03 Published:2022-10-19
Contact: Ling Li,E-mail:liling@fzu.edu.cn;Ting Qiu,E-mail:tingqiu@fzu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China (2021J01641), National Natural Science Foundation of China (21706062), the Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Fuzhou University, China (GXRC-18073).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Economically separating 1-propanol (NPA) from water is an emergent issue for producing pharmaceutical intermediates such as n-propyl acetate, n-propylamine and so on. In this work, fourionic liquids (ILs) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([EMIM][SCN]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF₄]), 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methylsulfate ([MMIM][MS]), 1,3-dimethylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([MMIM][DMP]) were introduced as potential entrainers for separating NPA–water azeotropic mixture. The results show that [MMIM][MS] is the most suitable entrainer compared with other ILs from the analysis of vapor–liquid equilibrium and relative volatilities. The extractive distillation process with the entrainer regeneration system of flash tank and stripper was employed and optimized by the two-step optimization method. The results show that total annual cost and energy consumption per product flow rate were reduced by 39.79% and 60.47% compared with literature. In addition, the efficiency indicator of extractive section, efficiency indicator of per tray in extractive section, carbon dioxide emissions were also selected as the evaluation index for selection of operating parameters and calculated for different cases. The CO₂ emissions of the optimal design can be reduced by 60.98% from environmental aspect.

关键词: Ionic liquids (ILs), Extractive distillation (ED), Process optimization, Energy saving, Evaluation indicator, Optimal design

Abstract: Economically separating 1-propanol (NPA) from water is an emergent issue for producing pharmaceutical intermediates such as n-propyl acetate, n-propylamine and so on. In this work, fourionic liquids (ILs) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([EMIM][SCN]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF₄]), 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methylsulfate ([MMIM][MS]), 1,3-dimethylimidazolium dimethylphosphate ([MMIM][DMP]) were introduced as potential entrainers for separating NPA–water azeotropic mixture. The results show that [MMIM][MS] is the most suitable entrainer compared with other ILs from the analysis of vapor–liquid equilibrium and relative volatilities. The extractive distillation process with the entrainer regeneration system of flash tank and stripper was employed and optimized by the two-step optimization method. The results show that total annual cost and energy consumption per product flow rate were reduced by 39.79% and 60.47% compared with literature. In addition, the efficiency indicator of extractive section, efficiency indicator of per tray in extractive section, carbon dioxide emissions were also selected as the evaluation index for selection of operating parameters and calculated for different cases. The CO₂ emissions of the optimal design can be reduced by 60.98% from environmental aspect.

Key words: Ionic liquids (ILs), Extractive distillation (ED), Process optimization, Energy saving, Evaluation indicator, Optimal design

Xinqiang You, Kai Zhao, Ling Li, Ting Qiu. Ionic liquids as entrainer in extractive distillation for effectively separating 1-propanol–water azeotropic mixture[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2022, 49(9): 224-233.

Xinqiang You, Kai Zhao, Ling Li, Ting Qiu. Ionic liquids as entrainer in extractive distillation for effectively separating 1-propanol–water azeotropic mixture[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 49(9): 224-233.

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