Proceedings of the 2015 International Power, Electronics and Materials Engineering Conference

The separation of tertiary butyl alcohol in methyl tertiary butyl ether distillation desulfurization process

Authors
C.F. Zhang, Q.M. Jia, J.M. Zhang
Corresponding Author
C.F. Zhang
Available Online May 2015.
DOI
10.2991/ipemec-15.2015.168How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Methyl tertiary butyl ether; Tertiary butyl alcohol; Simulation; Desulfurization process
Abstract

Researches on methyl tertiary butyl ether(MTBE) distillation desulfurization process are very common now, but the influence of the separation of tertiary butyl alcohol(TBA) in MTBE on this process was seldom reported. This paper analyzes the 2-column MTBE distillation desulfurization process in detail by using the PRO/II simulation software. The best sulfides content in MTBE and more suitable operating parameters of the second column which carries on TBA separation have been determined exactly. It suggested that the best sulfides content index value in MTBE be 10mg/kg. The optimal MTBE distillation desulfurization process can make the recovery of TBA up to 99% by weight and remain the sulfides content index value in MTBE at the level of 10mg/kg steadily.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 International Power, Electronics and Materials Engineering Conference
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
May 2015
ISBN
978-94-62520-73-8
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/ipemec-15.2015.168How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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