ISSN 1001-4160 Computers and Applied Chemistry VoL. 22, No. 6, 466-468, 2005Study on composite extractive distillation of ethyl acetate- ethanol- waterGU ZhengGui,, ZHI HuiZhen, MA ZhengFei and YAO HuQing(1. College of Chemical Technology, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210013, Jiangsu, China; 2. Colledge ofChemistry and Environment Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097, Jiangsu, China)Abstract: In this paper a new flow process of composite extractive distillation was introduced. Composite extractive distillation can beused to obtain high purity of ethyl acetate on the conditions of different solvent ratio and reflux ratio. In this process, glycerol and waterare used as proper extractive agents. Also proper solvent ratio and reflux ratio were groped through experiments of composite extractivedistillation in operation. When the ratio of solvent equals to 1: 1: 1 and reflux ratio equals to 4, high purity ethyl acetate(99. 5%)canbe obtained on the top of extractive distillation tower, at the same time aqueous alcohol (95%)can be obtained on the top of solventrecovery tower by the flow process. Glycerol can be recycled and water can be obtained easily without expensive. The process is simpli-fied and energy can be reduced. The basic data can be provided for industrial produce.Key words: ethyl acetate, ethanol, water, composite extractive distillation, extractive agent1 Introductionproper extraction agent. Glycerol, water, ethyl acetate,ethanol and water are mutually soluble liquids. GlycerEthyl acetate is an important solvent in industryd has extensive applications( Wang et al, 2003)ol can be easily recovered and water can extract ethanolhigh efficiently, moreover, water can be obtained easi-Ethyl acetate-ethanol-water can constitute boiling bina-ly and without consideration of its expensery and ternary mixture, separation of this mixture isdifficult by distillation. Ethyl acetate was refinedthrough azeotrope and extraction with water in tradition-al industry Furzer et al; Lloyd et al, 1999; Ran et al2000; Warnert et al, 2003 ), discharge capacity ofwaste water is more than three times product in thisproduction process, great amount of circulating waterdemand high energy. The saltquires high quality of equmany problems in productions( Gu et al, 2004; Li etFig. 1 Flow process of composite extractive distillation.al, 2000). If composite extractive distillation can beused( Gu et al, 2003), not only ethyl acetate 99. 5% 2.2 The process of composite extractive distilcan be obtained one time, but also above 95% ethanol lationcann Is 0The process of composite extractive distillation isthan feed, this flow process is simple and energy con- showed in figure 1. The mixture of feed(18% ethylsumption 1s lowacetate,70%ethanol, 12 water ) was added intothe tower 1 extraction distillation tower at the bot-2 The process references of composite extrac-tom,glycerol and water was added into the tower 1 at ative distillationbove part. The diameter of the2.1 Selection of composite extractive agentheight of the tower is 2 m. During the continuous com-The selection of composite extractive agent is the posite extractive distillation, the tower I was heated bymost important in the process of composite extractive reboiler (4), high purity of ethyl acetate (99. 5%)distillation. According to previous studies and large can be obtained through 3( cooler)in tower 1, 95%number of experiment data, glycerol and water are ethanol can be obtained in tower 2( solvent recoveryReceived: 2005-04-28: Revised 2005-06-11omputers and Applied Chemistry, 2005, 22(6): 466-468467tower). Glycerol can be obtained at the bottom of tow- and tower 2 are analysised by SP-6800 chromatograer 2 and recoveriedphy. The reagents are added into the column bypumps. Physical properties of the reagents are shownxperimentin table 1. The solvent ratio is feed quantities/ Ethylene3. 1 Reagents and instrumentsglycol quantities/ water quantitiesThe purity of the overhead and bottom of tower 1Table 1 Physical properties of the reagentsoiling Density kg/LAntoine constantskg/ kmol point℃Ethyl acetate88.10777,10.9008(20℃)16.15162790.5-57.15A. REthanol0.789(20℃)18.91193803.941.68Water18.015100.00.998(20℃)18.30363816.446.139.717 Distilled water62,06919721.117(20℃)20.250112.497Antoine equationlpo A,-B/(C,+T)(i=1, 2, 3)3. 2 Experiment results and discussionsAccording to ratio of solvent and reflux ratio varacetate-ethanol-water mixture are different the results5can be seen from followed figures 2-43. 2. 1 Effect of different reflux ratio on purity ofethyl acetateWhen the feed quantities, glycerol quantities andwater quantitieswater quantities are constant, reflux ratio (R)ischanged, the variation of ethyl acetate purity can bety with water quantitietatepurity can be seen in figure 3. The number of 1, 2seen in igure 2. When the ratio of solvent is 1.1: 1, 3, 4 represent respectively the solvent ratio(feed quan-with the increasing, of reflux ratio(R=1-4), the pu-rity of ethyl acetate is enlarged. as R=4 and 5, the putities/ Ethylene glycol quantities/water quantities )ofrity of ethyl acetate can be reached 99. 5%. It was con-1:1:1,1:1:1.5,1:1:2,1:1:2.5, with thecluded that purity of ethyl acetate can be improved byof water quantities, ethyl acetate purity is almost con-increasing reflux ratio(R). as R 2 4, the purity ofstant. When the solvent ratio is 1 1: 1, ethyl acetateethyl acetate is constant.urity is 99.51%feed/ glycerol rationFig 2 Variation of ethyl acetate purity with R.Fig 4 Variation of ethyl acetate purity3. 2. 2 Study on effect of solvent ratiowith glycerol quantities.3.2.2.1 Study on effect of increasing water quan-3. 2. 2. 2 Study on effect of glycerol quantitiestitiesWhen R=4, feed quantities and water quantitiesWhen R, feed and glycerol quantities are certainare certain. And change glycerol quantities, the varia-tion of ethyl acetate purity can be seen in figure 4. TheGu ZhengGui, et al: Study on composite extractive distillation of ethyl acetate-ethanol-water4 ConclusionsIncreasing the reflux ratio(R=1-4 )ethyl ace-tate purity can be improved When R24, ethyl acetatepurity is almost constant. Increasing glycerol and waterquantities respectively ethyl acetate purity can be im-proved slowly. When R=4 and the solvent ratio is 1:1: 1, we can obtain high purity(>99. 5%)ethyl ace-glycerol and water quantitiestate. The flow process is simple. And it requires lowFig 5 Variation of ethyl acetate purityenergy consumptionwith glycerol and water quantitiesReferencesnumber of 1, 2, 3, 4 represent respectively solvent ratio Wang J, Lin WB and Tan SY. Present situation and trend of technologfeed quantities/glycerol quantities/water quantities)of ethyl acetate. Applied Science and Technology, 2003, 3: 51is 1: 1: 1, 1: 1.5: 1, 1: 2: 1, 1: 2.5: 1, the solvent ratio Furzer lan A. 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Study on composite extractive dis.conclude when glycerol and water quantitiescreased that ethyl acetate purity is almost constantChemsitry,2005,22(6):466-468.復(fù)合萃取精餾分離乙酸乙酯-乙醇水的研究顧正桂12,職慧珍2,馬正飛',姚虎卿(1.南京工業(yè)大學(xué)化學(xué)化工學(xué)院,江蘇,南京,210013;2.南京師范大學(xué)化學(xué)與環(huán)境學(xué)院,江蘇,南京,210097)摘要:介紹了乙酸乙酯在工業(yè)生產(chǎn)中的應(yīng)用;在前人的研究基礎(chǔ)上,采用合適的萃取劑,在萃取塔上考察了不同溶劑比、回流比等因素對產(chǎn)品純度的影響,并摸索復(fù)合萃取分離乙酸乙酯乙醇水三元體系的適宜操作條件,在溶劑比為1:1:1,R=4時,能一次得到高濃度(995%)的乙酸乙酯,同時得到95%的乙醇溶液,得率高、能耗低,為工業(yè)試驗(yàn)提供了基礎(chǔ)數(shù)據(jù)。關(guān)鍵詞:乙酸乙酯;乙醇;水利;復(fù)合萃取精餾;萃取溶劑中圖分類號:0641.3文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識碼:A文章編號:10014160(2005)06466468收稿日期:20050428;修回日期:200506-11發(fā)明專利:CN1526692A作者簡介:顧正桂(1962-),男,博士,教授級高工(香港遠(yuǎn)程教育學(xué)院終身教授),從事化工工藝與分離的研究。