An overview process analysis of the aromatic-aliphatic separation by liquid–liquid extraction with ionic liquids

There is a lack of knowledge on comprehensive studies when dealing with ionic liquids and extraction processes. In this work, the computational COSMO-based/Aspen multiscale methodology is applied to perform a comprehensive process analysis over a wide set of 100 common ILs after properly validating...

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Autores: Navarro Tejedor, Pablo, Moreno Fernández, Daniel, Larriba, Marcos, García, Julián, Rodríguez, Francisco, Canales, Roberto I., Palomar Herrero, José Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/707257
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/707257
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123848
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aromatic/aliphatic separation
Aspen Plus
COSMO-RS
Ionic liquids
Liquid–liquid extraction
Química
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Sumario:There is a lack of knowledge on comprehensive studies when dealing with ionic liquids and extraction processes. In this work, the computational COSMO-based/Aspen multiscale methodology is applied to perform a comprehensive process analysis over a wide set of 100 common ILs after properly validating against all reliable data published, in the representative field of the aromatic/aliphatic separation. The analysis describes: i) the evolution from extractive properties to extractor behavior; ii) the influence of the rigor of the model -binary (n-heptane + toluene) or multicomponent (pyrolysis gasoline) and the process description, namely extractor or complete process with recycling streams; iii) the role of the IL at commercial specifications; iv) the role of the separation train. Main results highlight: i) leading role of mass-based distribution ratio to reduce energy consumption to assess a commercial recovery; ii) selecting an IL with a minimum selectivity required within the more efficient separation train to achieve specifications at the lower energy consumption. Therefore, this work presented a clear guide to properly select the IL extractive properties at process scale and commercial specifications, together with the development of an efficient separation train, as the best approach