Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problems of high difficulty in separating an azeotropic mixture, high solubility of an extracting agent in the azeotropic mixture, high volatility and high energy consumption in recovery in the prior art, provides a composition, a preparation method and application thereof, the composition comprises a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor, has the characteristics of wide liquid process, low volatility, no toxicity, no harm, good biocompatibility, biodegradability and easy preparation, and in addition, the composition is capable of increasing the relative volatility of a second component of the azeotropic mixture, such as the relative volatility of ethylene glycol in an ethylene glycol-1, 2-butanediol system, the solvent ratio is reduced, the purity and the yield of the first component and the second component obtained after the extractive distillation are more than 99.9 percent by weight, and the composition can be recycled, so that continuous extraction, rectification and separation can be performed, the cost is saved, and the method can be applied to industrialization.
The inventor of the invention finds in experiments that the composition comprising the hydrogen bond donor and the hydrogen bond acceptor has the characteristics of wide liquid process, low volatility, no toxicity, no harm, good biocompatibility, biodegradability and easy preparation, can be used as an extractant of an azeotropic mixture, can be recycled, saves cost and can be industrially applied.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides, in one aspect, a composition comprising a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor, wherein the hydrogen bond donor is selected from at least one of an organic acid, an alcohol, and an amide compound; the hydrogen bond acceptor is at least one selected from quaternary ammonium salts.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a process for preparing the above composition, which comprises: the hydrogen bond donor and the hydrogen bond acceptor are mixed under stirring to obtain a composition.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a process for separating an azeotropic mixture containing a first component and a second component, the second component being a lower alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the process comprising: and contacting the azeotropic mixture with an extracting agent for extractive distillation to obtain a first component and an extract containing the extracting agent and the second component, wherein the extracting agent is the composition or the composition prepared by the method.
The method for preparing the composition is simple and convenient, is easy to operate and is convenient for industrial application.
The method for separating the azeotropic mixture, provided by the invention, can improve the relative volatility of the second component in the azeotropic mixture, such as the relative volatility of ethylene glycol in an ethylene glycol-1, 2-butanediol system, reduce the solvent ratio, ensure that the purity and the yield of the first component and the second component obtained after extraction and rectification are more than 99.9 percent (weight), and can also recycle the composition, thereby carrying out continuous extraction and rectification separation, saving the cost and being applicable to industrialization.
Detailed Description
The endpoints of the ranges and any values disclosed herein are not limited to the precise range or value, and such ranges or values should be understood to encompass values close to those ranges or values. For ranges of values, between the endpoints of each of the ranges and the individual points, and between the individual points may be combined with each other to give one or more new ranges of values, and these ranges of values should be considered as specifically disclosed herein.
The present invention provides a composition comprising a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor, wherein the hydrogen bond donor is selected from at least one of an organic acid, an alcohol and an amide compound; the hydrogen bond acceptor is at least one selected from quaternary ammonium salts.
In some embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the organic acid has 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and more preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of n-hexanoic acid, n-decanoic acid, and n-heptanoic acid.
In some embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the alcohol has a carbon number of 2 to 5, more preferably a diol and/or a triol. Further preferably, the diol is at least one selected from the group consisting of triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, cyclohexanediol, and cyclopentanediol. Further preferably, the triol is at least one of glycerol, butanetriol and 1,2, 5-pentanetriol.
In some embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the amide compound has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and more preferably at least one selected from urea, formamide, and acetamide.
In some embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the quaternary ammonium salt has the formula R1R2R3R4NX, wherein R1、R2、R3And R4The same or different and each independently selected from a hydrocarbyl group or a hydroxyhydrocarbyl group, more preferably an alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms. X is a halogen anion, more preferably selected from F, Cl, Br or I. Further preferably, the quaternary ammonium salt is selected from at least one of tetraethylammonium chloride, tetrahexylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium bromide and choline chloride.
In some embodiments of the invention, the molar ratio of the hydrogen bond donor to the hydrogen bond acceptor is preferably 1-10:1, more preferably 1-5: 1, more preferably 1 to 3: 1.
in the invention, the optimized composition can further effectively separate the azeotrope, the purity and the yield of the compound at the top of the extractive distillation tower reach more than 99.9 percent (weight), the solvent can be recovered by adopting a flash tank in the solvent recovery stage, the energy consumption is reduced by more than 20 percent, and the equipment investment is reduced by more than 30 percent.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the composition consists solely of the above ingredients.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a process for preparing the above composition, which comprises: the hydrogen bond donor and the hydrogen bond acceptor are mixed under stirring to obtain a composition.
In some embodiments of the invention, the temperature of the mixing is preferably 70 to 130 ℃, more preferably 80 to 120 ℃ in order to further facilitate the dissolution of the hydrogen bond donor and the hydrogen bond acceptor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hydrogen bond donor and the hydrogen bond acceptor are mixed under stirring (rotation speed 200-.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a method for separating an azeotropic mixture, the azeotropic mixture containing a first component and a second component, the second component being a lower alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the method comprising: and contacting the azeotropic mixture with an extracting agent for extractive distillation to obtain a first component and an extract containing the extracting agent and the second component, wherein the extracting agent is the composition or the composition prepared by the method.
In some embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the second component is ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol.
In the present invention, an azeotropic mixture is a mixture of two or more different components in a homogeneous solution having only one boiling point at a constant pressure when the two or more different components are mixed in a specific ratio, and the mixture is an azeotropic mixture.
In the present invention, the kind of the first component is not particularly limited as long as it can form an azeotropic mixture with the second component.
In the present invention, the composition is particularly useful for separating an azeotropic mixture of ethylene glycol and 1, 2-butanediol.
In some embodiments of the invention, the molar ratio of the first component to the second component in the azeotrope is preferably 1 to 5: 1.
in some embodiments of the invention, the weight ratio of the azeotrope to the extractant is preferably from 0.5 to 2: 1.
In some embodiments of the invention, the feed temperature of the azeotrope is preferably in the range of 40 to 50 ℃. The feed temperature of the extractant is preferably 60 to 80 ℃.
In the present invention, the feeding volume flow rate of the azeotropic mixture is preferably 100-500L/h.
In some embodiments of the invention, the reflux ratio of the extractive distillation is preferably 3 to 10. The reflux ratio refers to the ratio of the flow L of reflux liquid returned from the top of the extraction rectification tower to the flow D of a product at the top of the tower, namely R is L/D, wherein L: liquid refluxed from the overhead condenser per unit time, unit: kmol/h. D: the distillate (product) extracted from the top of the rectification column in unit time has the unit: kmol/h. The reboiling ratio of the extractive distillation is preferably 1-5. The reboiling ratio is the ratio of the flow rate of a reflux liquid from a reboiler at the bottom of the tower to the amount of a kettle liquid (raffinate) led out from the bottom of the tower, namely R is L/W, wherein L: reflux liquid from the bottom reboiler per unit time, unit: kmol/h. W: the residue (raffinate) extracted from the bottom of the rectification column in unit time is as follows: kmol/h.
In the invention, during extraction and rectification, the first component is collected when the temperature at the tower top is 160-195 ℃, and the second component and the extract of the extracting agent are collected when the temperature at the tower bottom is 200-220 ℃.
In some embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises subjecting the extract to flash evaporation to separate the second component and the extractant. More preferably, the method further comprises the step of recycling the separated extractant to the extraction and rectification step so as to realize recycling of the extractant and save cost.
In some embodiments of the invention, the pressure of the flash is preferably 50 to 80 kPa. The temperature of the flash is preferably 150 ℃ to 200 ℃.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the extractive distillation of the azeotropic mixture is carried out using the system shown in FIG. 1. Specifically, an azeotropic mixture and an extracting agent (the weight ratio of the azeotropic mixture to the extracting agent is 0.5-2:1) are respectively added into an extraction and rectification tower 1, and a reboiler 4 at the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower is arranged at the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower so as to heat the kettle liquid extracted at the bottom of the tower. The feeding temperature of the azeotropic mixture is 40-50 ℃, the feeding temperature of the extracting agent is 60-80 ℃, the feeding volume flow of the azeotropic mixture is 500 plus of 100L/h, the reflux ratio of the extractive distillation is 3-10, the reboiling ratio of the extractive distillation is 1-5, when the tower top temperature of the extractive distillation tower 1 is 160 plus of 195 ℃, the first component obtained after the extractive distillation is condensed by a tower top condenser 3 of the extractive distillation tower, the first component is collected in a tower top storage tank 6 of the extractive distillation tower, when the tower bottom temperature is 200 plus of 220 ℃, the second component and the extracting agent are collected, and the extracting agent is conveyed to a flash tank 2 for flash evaporation, and the flash evaporation pressure is 50-80 kPa; the temperature of the flash evaporation is 150-.
In the present invention, the pressure is gauge pressure, and the room temperature is 25 ℃.
The present invention will be described in detail below by way of examples. In the examples and comparative examples, the reagents used were all commercially available analytical reagents.
Preparation example 1
Weighing hydrogen bond donor n-hexanoic acid and hydrogen bond acceptor tetrabutylammonium bromide (the molar ratio of the n-hexanoic acid to the tetrabutylammonium bromide is 1:1) in a container, heating the mixture of n-hexanoic acid and tetraethylammonium bromide at 80 ℃, stirring (stirring speed of 200 revolutions per minute) while heating, stopping heating after a clear transparent liquid is formed in the container, and stopping stirring when the temperature of the solution in the container is reduced to room temperature to obtain the composition.
Preparation example 2
A composition was prepared by the method of preparation 1 except that the molar ratio of n-hexanoic acid to tetrabutylammonium bromide was 2:1 and the heating temperature was 100 ℃.
Preparation example 3
A composition was prepared by the method of preparation example 1, except that the molar ratio of n-hexanoic acid to tetrabutylammonium bromide was 5:1, and the heating temperature was 120 ℃.
Preparation example 4
A composition was prepared according to the method of preparation 1, except that the hydrogen bond donor was urea and the hydrogen bond acceptor was tetrabutylammonium bromide.
Preparation example 5
A composition was prepared according to the method of preparation example 1, except that the hydrogen bond donor was glycerol and the hydrogen bond acceptor was tetraethylammonium chloride.
Example 1
Firstly, continuously adding 500L of azeotropic mixture into an extraction and rectification tower, wherein the azeotropic mixture is ethylene glycol-1, 2-butanediol (50 percent of ethylene glycol and 50 percent of 1, 2-butanediol are both in mole percentage), the feeding volume flow of the azeotropic mixture is 100L/h, the feeding temperature is 40 ℃, starting a heat source of the extraction and rectification tower and condensed water of a condenser, refluxing for a period of time after the temperature of the top of the extraction and rectification tower is stable, adding an extracting agent into the upper part of the extraction rectifying tower, wherein the extracting agent is the composition obtained in the preparation example 1, the feeding temperature of the extracting agent is 60 ℃, the weight ratio of the extracting agent to the azeotropic mixture is 0.5:1, when the tower top temperature of the extraction rectifying tower is 160 ℃, continuously extracting 1, 2-butanediol product from the top of the extractive distillation tower, controlling the reflux ratio to be 3 and the reboiling ratio at the bottom of the extractive distillation tower to be 2; when the temperature of the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower is 200 ℃, introducing the ethylene glycol-extractant distilled from the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower into a flash tank, wherein the operating pressure of the flash tank is 70kPa, the operating temperature is 150 ℃, cooling the 1, 2-butanediol obtained at the top of the flash tank by a cooler, then feeding the 1, 2-butanediol into a product tank, and refluxing the extractant distilled from the bottom of the flash tank to the extraction and rectification tower by a pump for recycling.
Example 2
Firstly, continuously adding 500L of azeotropic mixture into an extraction and rectification tower, wherein the azeotropic mixture is ethylene glycol-1, 2-butanediol (50% of ethylene glycol and 50% of 1, 2-butanediol which are mole percentages), the feeding volume flow of the azeotropic mixture is 100L/h, the feeding temperature is 45 ℃, starting a heat source of the extraction and rectification tower and condensed water of a condenser, refluxing for a period of time after the temperature of the top of the extraction and rectification tower is stable, adding an extracting agent into the upper part of the extraction rectifying tower, wherein the extracting agent is the composition obtained in the preparation example 2, the feeding temperature of the extracting agent is 70 ℃, the weight ratio of the extracting agent to the azeotropic mixture is 0.8:1, when the tower top temperature of the extraction rectifying tower is 170 ℃, continuously extracting 1, 2-butanediol product from the top of the extractive distillation tower, controlling the reflux ratio to be 5 and the reboiling ratio at the bottom of the extractive distillation tower to be 3; when the temperature of the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower is 210 ℃, introducing the ethylene glycol-extractant distilled from the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower into a flash tank, wherein the operating pressure of the flash tank is 75kPa, the operating temperature is 170 ℃, cooling the 1, 2-butanediol obtained at the top of the flash tank by a cooler, then feeding the 1, 2-butanediol into a product tank, and refluxing the extractant distilled from the bottom of the flash tank to the extraction and rectification tower by a pump for recycling.
Example 3
Firstly, continuously adding 500L of azeotropic mixture into an extraction and rectification tower, wherein the azeotropic mixture is ethylene glycol-1, 2-butanediol (50% of ethylene glycol and 50% of 1, 2-butanediol which are mole percentages), the feeding volume flow of the azeotropic mixture is 100L/h, the feeding temperature is 50 ℃, starting a heat source of the extraction and rectification tower and condensed water of a condenser, refluxing for a period of time after the temperature of the top of the extraction and rectification tower is stable, adding an extracting agent into the upper part of the extraction rectifying tower, wherein the extracting agent is the composition obtained in the preparation example 3, the feeding temperature of the extracting agent is 80 ℃, the weight ratio of the extracting agent to the azeotropic mixture is 1:1, when the tower top temperature of the extraction rectifying tower is 180 ℃, continuously extracting 1, 2-butanediol product from the top of the extractive distillation tower, controlling the reflux ratio to be 10 and the reboiling ratio at the bottom of the tower to be 5; when the temperature of the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower is 220 ℃, introducing the ethylene glycol-extractant distilled from the bottom of the extraction and rectification tower into a flash tank, wherein the operating pressure of the flash tank is 80kPa, the operating temperature is 200 ℃, cooling the 1, 2-butanediol obtained at the top of the flash tank by a cooler, then feeding the 1, 2-butanediol into a product tank, and refluxing the extractant distilled from the bottom of the flash tank to the extraction and rectification tower by a pump for recycling.
Example 4
The separation of the azeotropic mixture was carried out in the same manner as in example 1, except that the reboiling ratio was 2.5.
Example 5
The separation of the azeotropic mixture was carried out in the same manner as in example 1, except that the temperature of the flash distillation was 180 ℃ and the pressure was 50 kPa.
Example 6
The separation of the azeotrope was carried out according to the method of example 1, except that the molar ratio of n-hexanoic acid to tetrabutylammonium bromide was 10: 1.
example 7
The separation of the azeotropic mixture was carried out according to the method of example 1, except that the extractant was the composition obtained in preparation example 4.
Example 8
The separation of an azeotropic mixture was carried out by the same method as in example 1, except that the extractant was the composition obtained in preparation example 5.
Comparative example 1
The separation of the azeotrope was carried out as in example 1, except that triethylene glycol was used as the extractant.
Comparative example 2
The separation of the azeotrope was performed according to the method of example 1, except that the hydrogen bond donor used was levulinic acid.
Comparative example 3
The separation of the azeotrope was carried out according to the procedure of example 1, except that the hydrogen bond acceptor used was trimethylimidazole hydrochloride.
Test example 1
The purity and yield of the ethylene glycol and the 1, 2-butanediol obtained in the examples and the comparative examples are detected by gas chromatography, the adopted testing instrument is Agilent GC7890, and the specific detection method is as follows: a hydrogen flame ionization detector is adopted, the chromatographic column is AT-wax (30m multiplied by 0.53mm multiplied by 1 mu m), the temperature of the column box is 200 ℃, the temperature of the detector is 200 ℃, the temperature of the gasification chamber is 230 ℃, and the carrier gas is nitrogen. The test results obtained are shown in table 1.
TABLE 1
As can be seen from Table 1, when the compositions obtained in examples 1 to 6 and comparative examples 1 to 3 were used for separating an azeotropic mixture, the purity and yield of ethylene glycol in examples 1 to 6 and the purity and yield of 1, 2-butanediol were 99.9% by weight or more, and the purity and yield of ethylene glycol in comparative examples 1 to 3 and the purity and yield of 1, 2-butanediol were less than 99.9% by weight, indicating that the extraction of an azeotropic mixture using the composition of the present invention is effective and industrially advantageous.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Within the scope of the technical idea of the invention, many simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the invention, including combinations of various technical features in any other suitable way, and these simple modifications and combinations should also be regarded as the disclosure of the invention, and all fall within the scope of the invention.