Extraction Separation of Aromatics

Wu, Wei

doi:10.1002/9783527827992.ch9

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“…Extraction agent selection is undoubtedly a key factor in achieving efficient liquid–liquid extraction. Generally, organic solvents with high boiling points are used as extraction agents, such as sulfolane (SUL), N -methylpyrrolidone (NMP), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), glycols, N -formylmorpholine, and silicone oil. − Among them, SUL is widely used in aromatic hydrocarbon extraction due to its special properties . However, these solvents have unavoidable drawbacks, including (i) being partially dissolved in hydrocarbons, causing secondary pollution of products; (ii) inevitable volatile losses; and (iii) poor thermal stability resulting in solvent degradation during regeneration processes.…”

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Hydrocarbon Extraction with Ionic Liquids

Yu,

Dai,

Liu

et al. 2024

Chem. Rev.

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Separation and reaction processes are key components employed in the modern chemical industry, and the former accounts for the majority of the energy consumption therein. In particular, hydrocarbon separation and purification processes, such as aromatics extraction, desulfurization, and denitrification, are challenging in petroleum refinement, an industrial cornerstone that provides raw materials for products used in human activities. The major technical shortcomings in solvent extraction are volatile solvent loss, product entrainment leading to secondary pollution, low separation efficiency, and high regeneration energy consumption due to the use of traditional organic solvents with high boiling points as extraction agents. Ionic liquids (ILs), a class of designable functional solvents or materials, have been widely used in chemical separation processes to replace conventional organic solvents after nearly 30 years of rapid development. Herein, we provide a systematic and comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art progress in ILs in the field of extractive hydrocarbon separation (i.e., aromatics extraction, desulfurization, and denitrification) including (i) molecular thermodynamic models of IL systems that enable rapid large-scale screening of IL candidates and phase equilibrium prediction of extraction processes; (ii) structure–property relationships between anionic and cationic structures of ILs and their separation performance (i.e., selectivity and distribution coefficients); (iii) IL-related extractive separation mechanisms (e.g., the magnitude, strength, and sites of intermolecular interactions depending on the separation system and IL structure); and (iv) process simulation and design of IL-related extraction at the industrial scale based on validated thermodynamic models. In short, this Review provides an easy-to-read exhaustive reference on IL-related extractive separation of hydrocarbon mixtures from the multiscale perspective of molecules, thermodynamics, and processes. It also extends to progress in IL analogs, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in this research area, and discusses the current challenges faced by ILs in related separation fields as well as future directions and opportunities.

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