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Separation Of N-Butane From 1-Butene By Extractive Distillation
#1
Posted 21 September 2021 - 08:29 PM
#2
Posted 22 September 2021 - 08:57 AM
Maybe you are no using the right thermodynamics in your simulation. You need to use the right activity coefficient model, not simply PR or SRK.
Attached pdf gives a good example. They however do not use DMF but instead acetonitril (ACN), which is also used in the patent under [0019].
First try to reproduce their results with ACN and when successful replace ACN by DMF if that is what you want to use. That may require adjusting other parameters as well such as pressure, temperature, solvent recycle rate, number of trays, et cetera.
Process Simulation of 1-Butene and N-Butane Separation By Extractive Distillation.pdf 535.12KB 30 downloads
#3
Posted 23 September 2021 - 09:39 AM
Thank you for your insights. I was successful in getting the separations. I used NRTL property method and used Dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent. I used 2 columns, got butane out from the top from the first column and separated butene (again from top) and solvent (from the bottom) of the second column. It took some iterations and lot of literature searching, but finally, I am happy that it worked. I followed that patent I attached in my first post.
Thank you for your time
Best regards,
Geetanjali
#4
Posted 22 October 2023 - 05:01 AM
Maybe you are no using the right thermodynamics in your simulation. You need to use the right activity coefficient model, not simply PR or SRK.
Attached pdf gives a good example. They however do not use DMF but instead acetonitril (ACN), which is also used in the patent under [0019].
First try to reproduce their results with ACN and when successful replace ACN by DMF if that is what you want to use. That may require adjusting other parameters as well such as pressure, temperature, solvent recycle rate, number of trays, et cetera.
Process Simulation of 1-Butene and N-Butane Separation By Extractive Distillation.pdf
Hi I am working using this pdf as well but when I worked it on Aspen HYSYS it showed that the solvent stream does not have enough information to run the column, is there anything I can do with that?
#5
Posted 24 October 2023 - 12:15 PM
The commercial process using NMP has the butane product leaving the top of the first column (the butene absorber) with the rich solvent leaving the bottom. The butene product leaves the top of the second column (the butene stripper.) The lean NMP solvent leaves the bottom of the butene stripper and is cooled before entering the top of the butene absorber.
Typical recovery is 99% butenes. The butene product will be 90-99% butenes. The butane product will be 85-95% butanes.
Edited by Pilesar, 24 October 2023 - 12:17 PM.
#6
Posted 29 October 2023 - 07:37 PM
Thank you so much. This is very useful!
#7
Posted 24 January 2024 - 02:47 AM
Thank you for your insights. I was successful in getting the separations. I used NRTL property method and used Dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent. I used 2 columns, got butane out from the top from the first column and separated butene (again from top) and solvent (from the bottom) of the second column. It took some iterations and lot of literature searching, but finally, I am happy that it worked. I followed that patent I attached in my first post.
Thank you for your time
Best regards,
Geetanjali
Hi Geetanjali. I am also working on this simulation, however I can't make my simulation converged. Mind sharing your Aspen HYSYS simulation file? Thanks a lot.
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