CN1322005A - Method and device for regeneration of waste solvent - Google Patents

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CN1322005A
CN1322005A CN01117166A CN01117166A CN1322005A CN 1322005 A CN1322005 A CN 1322005A CN 01117166 A CN01117166 A CN 01117166A CN 01117166 A CN01117166 A CN 01117166A CN 1322005 A CN1322005 A CN 1322005A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of reclaiming a used solvent that has been used for dissolving a resist resin component or a used solvent containing a resin component that has been spent in a process of separating a resist resin on a substrate when manufacturing semiconductors or liquid crystal substrates. The method comprises the steps of removing a resin component, removing a volatile impurity, such as water, and refining the solvent. First, the resin component removing step is performed. After the refined solvent has been vaporized finally, the reclaimed solvent is recovered as a condensed solvent. An apparatus for performing this method is also described.

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The renovation process of solvent slop and device
The present invention relates to the renovation process and the device of solvent.More specifically, the present invention relates to renovation process and the device of used solvent as used separating liquid in the method for matrix separation protective layer.The invention still further relates to the renovation process and the device of the diluent that is used for dissolving semiconductor or the employed resin of the LCD similar technology of preparing of preparation with other.
In known technology, when preparation semiconductor or LCD, use the solvent (separating liquid) of heating to come the matrix separation protective layer.Described separating liquid is made up of the mixture of monoethanolamine (after this this paper be called " MEA ") and methyl-sulfoxide (after this this paper be called " DMSO ") usually.This separating liquid mixture also can contain low amounts of water.In addition, diluent can be made up of the mixture of propylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (after this this paper be called " PGMEA ") and dihydroxypropane single-ether (after this this paper be called " PGME ").Described diluent mixture is water miscible, and contains low amounts of water.
Recently, the size of semiconductor and LCD matrix constantly increases.Thereby the quantity of employed separating liquid and diluent is also increasing in semiconductor and LCD preparation.After using described separating liquid and diluent, collect useless (used) liquid by waste disposal service department usually and handle.But this collection is expensive, and the processing of waste liquid has harmful effect to earth environment.Thereby need day by day to regenerate used solvent such as used separating liquid or diluent be so that reuse, rather than used solvent is disposed.
The known method of used (discarding) solvent of regenerating comprises that the used solvent of distillation is to separate each component of described used solvent.But, in this method, be difficult to separate used separating liquid or diluent to prepare the fresh solvent that has same composition with original solvents.In addition, retracting device also is difficult to operate steadily in the long term in the quality that keeps regenerated solvent.Thereby, establish the method and the special device of the used solvent that is used to regenerate as yet in semiconductor and liquid-crystal apparatus field, this method and apparatus is this area long-term needs.
Have, though the solvent reclamation device is placing emphasis under the situation of its processing characteristics, it is bigger that its size trends towards becoming again, and is desirable to provide the quality and the little solvent reclamation device of size that have high regenerability, be easy to keep regenerated solvent.
Therefore, the objective of the invention is to overcome the one or more problems that exist in well known solvents renovation process and the device.The application instruction be used for regenerating used solvent such as they are at used separating liquid of the manufacturing of semiconductor or liquid crystal matrix and diluent.Preferably, the solvent of being regenerated can be used further to manufacturing operation, and will not throw aside by used solvent.
Another object of the present invention provides renewable used solvent as the solvent reclamation device of used separating liquid and diluent in semiconductor or liquid crystal matrix are made.Preferred this solvent reclamation device has long-time stability and less size.
In one aspect of the invention, the renovation process that contains the used solvent of resin Composition comprises the step of removing resin Composition, removing volatile impurity and solvent being carried out refining.Preferably, at first remove resin Composition.Have, after the solvent of refining evaporated fully, the form that the solvent of regeneration is condensing solvent was recovered again.
The present invention also provides the regenerating unit of the used solvent that contains resin Composition.Described used solvent can contain the resin Composition that is dissolved in the solvent in the process of separating the protectiveness resin.Described solvent reclamation device can comprise the device of removing resin Composition that is used to remove resin Composition, be used for removing the device of removing volatile component of volatile impurity and be used for the purifier of refining solvent.Preferably, provide the device of removing resin Composition in the upstream.In addition, after the downstream had evaporated the refining solvent, the form that regenerated solvent is condensing solvent was recovered.
According to the inventive method, because the solvent composition that will regenerate carries out refining after removing resin Composition, described refining process is not suspended or the resin Composition that dissolves influences.Thereby, high refining efficiency can be reached, and high purity regenerated solvent can be obtained.Have, according to device of the present invention, described device can be operated steadily in the long term, can not reduce refining efficiency again.
Having read detailed description and accompanying drawing and claim postscript subsequently, can easily understand other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of step that shows the method for one embodiment of this invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that shows the initial methods step of described embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the block diagram that shows the method step of described embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the block diagram that shows the method step of described embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the block diagram that shows the method step of a kind of version of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the block diagram that shows the method step of another kind of version of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the solvent reclamation device sketch of described embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the cut-away section structure chart that the resin Composition of described device is removed device;
Fig. 9 is the volatile component jar of described device and the sketch of associated components;
Figure 10 is two solvent tanks of handling of described device and the sketch of associated components;
Figure 11 is the condensing plant of described device and the sketch of relevant portion; With
Figure 12 is the sketch of the solvent reclamation device of another embodiment of the present invention.
The used solvent that is used among the present invention is the waste liquid that has been used to dissolve or separate the protectiveness resin in the manufacture process of semiconductor or liquid crystal matrix.In general, used solvent mainly comprises main solvent component, protectiveness resin and low amounts of water.
As shown in Figure 1, the inventive method comprises first step of removing resin Composition (protectiveness resin).Subsequently, remove waving property component, as water.At last, after evaporating solvent, described solvent is carried out refining.As a result, the solvent of regeneration is the form recovery of condensing solvent.According to this method, because non-volatile resin Composition can at first remove, subsequent operation is not suspended or the adverse effect of the resin Composition that dissolves.Thereby described regenerating unit can stably be operated.
In the method for this acquisition regenerated solvent, at first remove resin Composition, remove volatile component then, last described solvent carries out refining, condensation then by the evaporation separation.According to the method, the flow process of described solvent can more be simplified.
As shown in Figure 2, waste gas system is discharged to be and is contained the gas of the atmosphere form of vaporized solvent in the processing procedure of solvent.This gas can condensation in the waste gas condensing steps, and this waste gas condensing steps can carry out before the exhaust-gas treatment step.Condensed fluid can be used as used solvent.This used solvent can be used as regenerated solvent.
In addition; according to another kind of method; as shown in Figure 3; used solvent; as by one or more separating liquid that used major constituent (as MEA and DMSO as major constituent) is formed in the process of separating the protectiveness resin, can regenerate by removing protectiveness resin, water and other impurity.
Have again, as shown in Figure 4, can adopt another kind of method to separate by one or more diluent that used major constituent (as PGMEA and PGME as the main body component) is formed in separation method or other method.Specifically, used diluent can be regenerated by removing protectiveness resin, water and other impurity.
Remove in the step by using falling film concentrating device high concentration to remove resin Composition at resin Composition.
MEA trends towards by absorbing gas (CO in the air 2) and produce a kind of example of the solvent of salt (carbonate).In removing the step of volatile component, from described salt, isolate described gas.
In the upstream of each transfer device (as pump) or its middle part heat-exchange device is provided, make in each step isolated solvent can lower temperature join subsequently or the preceding step or jar in.Like this, can prolong the life-span of transfer device.
As mentioned above, solvent composition can be converted into salt by absorbing gas.In addition or as selectable scheme, gas can be dissolved in the solvent.As shown in Figure 5, the used solvent that has absorbed this gas further carries out the processing that gas is removed method, comes the gas of separate dissolved by using ultrasonic impression (impressing) method or other similarity method.As a result, the various harmful effects that in later step, may cause can be reduced, and the purity of regenerated solvent can be increased.
As shown in Figure 6, the quality of the regenerated solvent that obtains is optimized monitoring and control continuously in refinement step, make solvent quality can keep stable.
By bigger pressure drop, can under lower temperature, from used solvent, isolate solvent composition.Can adopt corrosion resistant material to prevent because the corrosion of equipment that aggressive solvent causes.This structure provides anti-corrosion device, and it need not use particulate metal (as Hastelloy, acidproof and have a trade (brand) name of high-intensity Ni-Cr-Mo alloy under heating up) as anti-corrosion material.
In removing the step of volatile component to regulating by the concentration of evaporating the solvent composition that mixes in the isolated volatile component.In this step, volatile component can be in being higher than the subsequent condensation step be evaporated under the temperature of refrigerant temperature.As a result, steam changes condensate liquid in condensing steps.
Nitrogen by pressurization is provided joins the regenerated solvent of refining in the jar or with it and therefrom shifts out.The quality that can keep as a result, regenerated solvent.
Isolated volatile component can be that liquid waste processing is fallen or be returned to the step of removing resin Composition by the foldback pump in refinement step.Generally, volatile component is returned to the step of removing resin Composition, and experiences identical method once more.As a result, can improve separative efficiency.
As shown in Figure 7, described regenerating unit mainly comprises the device of removing resin Composition, the device of removing volatile component and purifier, and these devices are arranged from upstream side to downstream with this order.Owing to remove resin Composition in advance, the harmful effect of resin Composition can not be applied on the device of downstream subsequent step.In addition, obtain regenerated solvent by evaporation and condensation at last, thereby can obtain high purity regenerated solvent.
The device of removing resin Composition comprises falling film concentrating device, as shown in Figure 8, makes and can easily isolate resin Composition.
By removing resin Composition (nonvolatile element) in advance, can at first eliminate adverse effect to device operation and solvent quality.In addition, in the subsequent step that comprises the step of removing volatile component, in destilling tower, do not have the sedimental accumulation of impurity.Thereby, can use the filled-type destilling tower.
Provide condensing unit to come condensation to remove the volatile component that device is removed by evaporation by volatile component.Condensing unit is warming so that condensing unit remains in the temperature range of refrigerant.Thereby, can realize stable operation.
In addition, by adopting the filled-type destilling tower, can easily reduce the size of regenerating unit.Thereby, consider transportation and the simplification of building, single unit system can be constructed by a plurality of unit.
Be described in detail embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
At first, narration solvent reclamation device (after this this paper be called " regenerating unit 1 "), this regenerating unit 1 can be used to carry out method for regenerating solvent of the present invention.Fig. 7 to 12 illustrates the structure of regenerating unit 1.
The used solvent L that regenerates can be the waste liquid of collecting behind semiconductor or the liquid-crystal apparatus making.In addition, used solvent L can be the condensed fluid of being collected by gas extraction system.
As shown in Figure 7, the solvent recovery jar 2 that is used to store used solvent L links to each other with the top of pump 3 with the device 5 of removing resin Composition (corresponding to the device and falling film concentrating device of removing resin Composition of the present invention) through first pipeline 4.Be used for the inlet 6a of heating steam and the lower surface that outlet 6b is arranged on the device 5 of removing resin Composition.In addition, resin Composition outlet 6c is arranged on the bottom of device 5 and links to each other with resin Composition jar 7.Resin Composition can be by discharging in the jar 7.
In addition, steam outlet 8a and return the top that solvent receiving port 8b is arranged on the device 5 of removing resin Composition.Steam outlet 8a links to each other through the approximate mid-section section of second pipeline 8 with destilling tower 9 (it is in the present invention corresponding to the device of removing volatile component).Destilling tower 9 is to fill type, and filler 10a is arranged in the upper segment of destilling tower 9.Circulation port 11 is arranged on the position that is higher than filler 10a, and steam outlet 12 is arranged on the top of destilling tower 9.
The 3rd pipeline 13 links to each other steam outlet 12 with the first emptying condenser 15 through first condenser 14 with circulating tank 16. Condenser 14,15 includes the cooling water circulation canal.Circulating tank 16 has circulation canal 18, return line 20 and volatile component passing away 21.Solvent in circulating tank 16 can be removed by described jar 16 bottom, and passes through circulating pump 17 via circulation canal 18 guiding circulation ports 11.Some solvents are returned to circulating tank 16 via return line 20, and described return line 20 is the branches at triple valve 19 place's circulation canals 18.In addition, volatile component can be removed by the upper portion of jar 16, and via volatile component passing away 21 guiding volatile component jars 22.Volatile component can be discharged from volatile component jar 22.
In addition, filler 10b is arranged in the low section of destilling tower 9.A jar 23 is provided below filler 10b in the lowermost portion of tower 9.Pipeloop 25 is connected with heating reboiler 24 in the tower jar 23, and the 4th pipeline 28 links to each other through transfer pump 26 jar 23 with rectifying column 27.
Rectifying column 27 is column plate type types, and a plurality of column plates are arranged on the top of tower 27.Circulation port 11 is arranged on the position that is higher than column plate, and steam outlet 31 is arranged on the top of rectifying column 27.The 5th pipeline 32 links to each other steam outlet 31 with second vent condenser 34 through second condenser 33 with circulating tank 35. Condenser 34,35 includes the cooling water circulation canal.
Circulating tank 35 has circulation canal 37 and regeneration component passing away 38.Solvent in circulating tank 35 can be removed from the bottom of jar 35, and passes through circulating pump 36 via circulation canal 37 guiding circulation ports 30.In addition, can remove from the upper portion of jar 35 through regeneration component passing away 38 and desolvate.
In addition, the position that is lower than column plate in the lowermost portion of rectifying column 27 provides a jar 39.Pipeloop 41 will jars 39 link to each other with heating reboiler 40 in the tower, backward channel 44 with jar 39 via heat exchanger (heat-exchange device) 42 with return pump 43 and link to each other with the solvent receiving port 8b that returns of the device 5 of removing resin Composition.
Regeneration component passing away 38 and first handles solvent tank 45 and the second processing solvent tank 46 links to each other.The 6th pipeline 47a controls jar 48 with 46 bottom with concentration with jar 45 respectively with 47b and links to each other.In addition, the 7th pipeline 50 links to each other concentration control jar 48 process filters 49 with chemicals supplying tank 51.In filter 49, be provided with the polytetrafluoroethylene filtering material.Regenerated solvent in chemicals supplying tank 51 can be supplied to semiconductor or liquid crystal manufacture process.
The 7th pipeline 50 branches out by-pass line 50a between filter 49 and chemicals supplying tank 51.By-pass line 50a links to each other with spectroanalysis instrument 52, and and then incorporates the 7th pipeline 50 into.
In addition, low-pressure line 54a links to each other decompressor 53 (as vacuum pump) with the solvent tank of handling 45 with the first emptying condenser 15, the second emptying condenser 34, volatile component jar 22 with 54b with 46.Thereby, also can reduce or reduce at destilling tower 9, rectifying column 27 and the pressure removed in the device 5 of resin Composition.
As shown in Figure 8, the device 5 of removing resin Composition comprises a closing cylinder 55 and the heater 56 that is provided with around described cylinder 55.Steam or other gas are incorporated into the heater 56 from the outside.Heater 56 is with cylinder 55 heating, and the inner surface of described cylinder 55 comprises evaporating surface 57.Coaxial and cylinder rotary body 58 is set rotatably in cylinder 55.Rotary body 58 has the hairbrush 59 that the periphery from described cylinder 58 radially extends.When rotary body drove hairbrush 59 rotations, described hairbrush contacted with the inner surface of cylinder 55.
In addition, thermometer and pressure gauge respectively are set, make and to measure temperature and pressure in the described tower in both upper, middle and lowers of destilling tower 9 and rectifying column 27.
In this embodiment, reboiler 24 and 40 is arranged on the outside of destilling tower 9 and rectifying column 27 independently.But can be in tower 9 and 27 reboiler 24 and 40 and jars 23 and 39 be formed parts (for example pipe type), it has the substantially the same efficiency of heating surface and can reduce required space.
Shown in Fig. 7 and 9, volatile component jar 22 has nitrogen pipeline 60 and is used for introducing to jar 22 the close/open valve 61a of nitrogen.In addition, with corresponding system that jar 22 connects in switch valve 61b, 61c, 61d and 61e are set, described corresponding system promptly is respectively the gas extraction system of ventilating system, the solvent feed system (volatile component passing away 21) from the upstream, depressurized system and jars 22.
Similarly, as shown in figure 10, first and second handle solvent tanks 45 and 46 has nitrogen pipeline 62 and 63 and be used for nitrogen is incorporated into respectively jars 45 and 46 close/open valve 64a and 65a.In addition, with corresponding system that jar 45 is connected with 46 in switch valve 64b, 64c, 64d and 64e and 65b, 65c, 65d and 65e are set.Specifically, valve 64b and 65b are arranged in the ventilating system; Valve 64c and 65c are arranged in the solvent feed system from the upstream (regeneration component passing away 38a and 38b); Valve 64d and 65d are arranged in the depressurized system; Valve 64e and 65e are arranged in the discharge system of jar 45 and 46.
In addition, as shown in figure 11, heat-insulating material 67 covers outer circumference surface, first vent condenser 15 and the refrigerant pipeline (cooling water) of first condenser 14 that is connected with the top of destilling tower 9.Heater 66 is by heat-insulating material 67 loopings, and the covering reduced pressure line.Can use heating steam (as steam), heater or other device that heat is provided to be used as heater 66 effectively.
Narrate now the operation of regenerating unit 1 according to the mobility status of the solvent of operating procedure and use.
In Fig. 7, when decompressor 53 (vacuum pump) was operated, owing to pass through the vacuum of reduced pressure line 54a and 54b transmission, device 5, destilling tower 9 and the rectifying column 27 of removing resin Composition remained on the state that is bordering on vacuum.
In addition, heater device 5, destilling tower 9 and the rectifying column 27 that will remove resin Composition is heated to predetermined temperature.
After this, pump 3 is operated so that used solvent L is joined in the device 5 of removing resin Composition by solvent recovery jar 2.When used solvent L was incorporated into the device 5 of removing resin Composition, the rotary body 58 that is shown among Fig. 8 caused used solvent L to contact with evaporating surface 57 with hairbrush 59.As a result, solvent L is separated into membranaceous form and is separated into volatilizable component L1 and non-volatilization component (resin Composition) L2.Volatilizable component L1 is discharged and is incorporated in the destilling tower 9 from steam outlet 8a.
As the device 5 of removing resin Composition, can use SeizoKaisha by Nippon Sharyo, Ltd. make and sell " thin film evaporator: it has identical structure with the device 5 of removing resin Composition.
Nonvolatile element L2 descends along the inwall of the device 5 of removing resin Composition, is received in its bottom and is stored in then in the resin Composition jar 7 (seeing Fig. 7 and 8).Be incorporated in the destilling tower 9 volatile component L1 by the circulating solvent Lr1 that moves downward and since the solution-air between the steam that heating moves upward contact and in filler 10a and 10b, distill.The result is that volatile component L3 is evaporated.The volatile component L3 of evaporation moves upward and is discharged by steam outlet 12.Subsequently, steam condensation in first condenser 14 and the second emptying condenser 15.Cooling water is around condenser 14,15 circulations.The solvent of condensation (being liquid flux) temporarily is stored in the circulating tank 16.When keeping the distillation balance, the solvent of condensation is circulating solvent Lr1 is discharged to destilling tower 9 from the bottom of jar 16 by circulating pump 17 circulation port 11 then.Excessive solvent Le from circulating solvent Lr1 is back in the circulating tank 16.In circulating tank 16, be imported into volatile component jar 22 by volatile component passing away 21 and be stored in jars 22 and be used for discharge by any overflow of higher liquid level.
For discharging the volatile component L3 in volatile component jar 22, close close/open valve (switch valve) 61c and 61d, and open close/open valve (switch valve) 61b, make that the pressure in jar 22 returns to atmospheric pressure.Subsequently, shut off valve 61b and open close/open valve 61a and 61e.Nitrogen is joined in the jar 22 through close/open valve 61a then, make volatile component L3 be discharged from.When discharging finishes, close close/ open valve 61a and 61e, and open valve 61b, make that the pressure in jar 22 returns to atmospheric pressure.Then, open close/ open valve 61c and 61d, make volatile component L3 in jar 22, to store.
In addition, in Fig. 7, the component L4 with higher is liquid and is stored in the jar 23 in the destilling tower 9.Transfer pump 26 is operated with the component L4 with higher and is provided in the low section of rectifying column 27 through the 4th pipeline 28.The component L4 that has been incorporated into the higher in the rectifying column 27 is stored in the jar 39 in the tower 27.By heating, thereby the component L4 of some highers is evaporated and moves upward.The component L4 of evaporation by by the circulating fluid Lr2 that moves downward with distill owing to the solution-air between the steam that moves upward of being heated contacts through column plate 29.As a result, rectifying component L5 (component of finally regenerating) moves upward, and discharges from steam outlet 31.Subsequently, rectifying component L5 condensation in second condenser 33 and the second emptying condenser 34.Cooling water is around condenser 33,34 circulations.The rectifying component L5 of condensation temporarily is stored in the circulating tank 35, when keeping the distillation balance, is circulating solvent Lr2 is discharged to rectifying column 27 from the bottom of jar 35 circulation port 30 by circulating pump 36 then.Any overflow of overflowing circulating tank 35 predetermined level is imported into through regeneration component passing away 38 and handles one of solvent tank 45 and 46, and is regenerated solvent component (rectifying component) L5 and is stored in jars 45 or 46.When a processing solvent tank is full of, use another standby processing solvent tank.
As shown in figure 10, when first handles solvent tank 45 and be full of, close close/ open valve 64c and 64d and open second close/open valve 65c and the 65d that handles solvent tank 46, make regenerated solvent component L5 can be stored in second and handle in the solvent tank 46.
When first or second handles solvent tank 45 or 46 and be full of, nitrogen is joined in described jar adding to depress.As a result, regenerated solvent component L5 alternately flows out from the jar that has been full of 45 and 46 or another, enters into concentration control jars 48 through the 6th pipeline 47a or 47b.
As shown in figure 10, discharge regenerated solvent component L5 the solvent tank 45, open close/open valve 64b, so that the pressure in jar 45 returns to atmospheric pressure for handling from first.Subsequently, shut off valve 64b and open close/open valve 64a and 64e.Then, nitrogen is joined in the jar 45, make regenerated solvent component L5 from jar 45, discharge through close/open valve 64a.When discharging end, close close/open valve 64a and 64e, and open valve 64b, make that the pressure in jar 45 returns to atmospheric pressure.Then, open close/ open valve 64c and 64d, make regenerated solvent component L5 can be stored in the jar 45.Carry out similar switch valve operation, discharge regenerated solvent component L5 the solvent tank 46 to handle from second.
As required, will in concentration control jar 48, the concentration of regenerated solvent component L5 be controlled in the certain concentration range.Specifically, provide spectroanalysis instrument 52 in the downstream of concentration control jar 48, and analyze the concentration of regenerated solvent component L5 immediately.According to analysis result, can not reach the particular concentration scope as the concentration of any component such as MEA and DMSO, will provide the described component of additives amount.Component concentrations is positioned at described certain concentration range does not as described then need to carry out this adjusting (referring to Fig. 6 and 7).
Spectroanalysis instrument 52 is by the flow through concentration of component of regenerated solvent L6 of by-pass line 50a of the infrared analysis measurement that is absorbed wavelength, and not in specific scope, then spectroanalysis instrument 52 can stop regenerating units or regulate concentration as the concentration of regenerated solvent L6.Can use various spectrometers to be used as spectroanalysis instrument.
Filter 49 is removed at adjusted coarse granule among the regenerated solvent L6 of concentration.Filtered solvent L6 is stored in chemicals and provides and prepare to offer manufacture process in jars 51.
According to the present embodiment, can improve the regeneration efficiency of used solvent, can obtain stay-in-grade regenerated solvent, the life-span of regenerating unit can be prolonged, and the quantity of solvent slop and the disposal costs of solvent slop can be reduced.In addition, can reduce the adverse effect of used solvent to earth environment.
Have again, in destilling tower 9 and rectifying column 27, can from the used solvent that contains blending ingredients, isolate solvent composition at low temperatures by (decompression) evaporation under vacuum.Thereby, by or be lower than under the specified temp and isolate solvent, regenerating unit is long period of operation stably, need not to use special material and does not need frequently to change parts.
For example, as shown in table 1 below, with regard to the mixture of MEA and DMSO, when pressure reduced 12.7kpa by general pressure P 0, the temperature of SUS304 reduced about 40 ℃ by general temperature T 0.As a result, corrosion rate can reduce greatly.Thereby, need not to use special material just can prolong the life-span of regenerating unit.Have again, can reduce manufacturing expense, and can shorten haulage time.
Table 1
At separation solution (MEA70%, DMSO30%), the temperature of SUS304 and corrosion rate
Pressure (kpa) ????P0 ????P0-6.7 ????P0-12.7
Temperature (℃) ????T0 ????T0-15 ????T0-40
Corrosion rate * 10 -5(millimeter is annual) ????20 ????15 ????7~0
In addition, according to the present embodiment, used solvent L is renewable and reuse.As shown in the following Table 2, renewable up to about 90% used solvent L.Accordingly, the quantity of the solvent that must buy can be reduced to significantly and be lower than 10% of total amount that novel solvent to be supplied is arranged.On the other hand, as not adopting this regenerating unit, method in common need be bought 100% solvent.Thereby, can reduce buying expenses, also can reduce the quantity of solvent slop and the disposal costs of solvent slop significantly.In addition, the waste gas condensation method also can further increase the quantity of reproducible used solvent.So, can increase the absolute quantity of regenerated solvent, this waste gas processing method is friendly to environment, and can reduce the quantity that needs the novel solvent bought.Moreover it is stable that the quality of regenerated solvent can keep, and the life-span of regenerating unit can prolong.
Table 2
Use and do not use the contrast effect of two kinds of situations of solvent reclamation device
(is 100 to be benchmark with the quantity of the novel solvent that remains to be provided)
Used solvent L Regenerated solvent Solvent slop Other (comprising waste gas system) The solvent that newly provides (solvent of purchase)
Do not use regenerating unit ????102 ????0 ????102 ????7 ????100 ????(100)
Use regenerating unit ????102 ????92 ????10 ????7 ????100 ????(8)
The waste gas condensation ????107 ????96 ????11 ????2 ????100 ????(4)
Though above-mentioned regenerating unit 1 is assembled in turn by the device 5 of removing resin Composition, destilling tower 9, rectifying column 27 and other parts and formed, described regenerating unit 1 can divide the apparatus for converting group, so that be pre-formed a plurality of unit.Each unit is linked together in the infield, form regenerating unit 1.For example, as shown in figure 12, manufacturing cell 68 and 69 independently in advance, and link together by bolt or other fastener in the infield.Connecting line between unit 68 and 69 or communication apparatus can be easily by providing attachable flange arrangement to assemble.
According to the 1st invention, can from used solvent, reclaim and the regenerated solvent component, thereby obtain available solvent.
According to the 2nd invention, can from waste gas system, reclaim condensed fluid as solvent composition.
According to the 3rd invention, recyclable and separating liquid that regeneration is comprised of one or more key component.
According to the 4th invention, recyclable and diluent that regeneration is comprised of one or more key component.
According to the 5th invention, can effectively remove in advance resin Composition contained in used solvent, so that the subsequent component lock out operation is easy to carry out.
According to the 6th invention, separable gas component in removing the step of volatile component.
According to the 7th invention, can prolong the life-span of the pump that is subjected to the temperature adverse effect.
According to the 8th invention, can remove the excess air of in used solvent, dissolving in advance, make to improve and reclaim and regeneration efficiency.
According to the 9th invention, in the operating process of regenerating unit, analyze the component of regenerated solvent serially, and can proofread and correct unsuitable condition immediately when needed.Thereby, can provide jar that stay-in-grade regenerated solvent is provided consistently to chemicals.
According to the 10th invention, can reduce the separation temperature of solvent by decompression.By separating solvent being positioned at or being lower than under the specified temp, regenerating unit can be operated steadily in the long term, need not to use special material and does not need frequently to change parts.
According to the 11st invention, under the optimum condition of having considered refrigerant temperature, volatile component can be liquefied by condensing unit.
According to the 12nd invention, can under not being mixed with the condition of any impurity, solvent stably not add solvent.
According to the 13rd invention, separable and extract the component of higher once more in refinement step, make and can improve regeneration efficiency.
According to the 14th invention, can from used solvent, reclaim and the regenerated solvent component, thereby obtain available solvent.
According to the 15th invention, can remove resin Composition contained in used solvent in advance effectively.
According to the 16th invention, destilling tower and single unit system can be littler, thereby can reduce the simplification that cost also can improve manufacturing.
According to the 17th invention, can prevent that the change of the room temperature that causes owing to special season from producing sediment.Particularly, since winter room temperature low caused the cold precipitation that increases.But in the present invention, this problem is overcome, and can obtain stay-in-grade regenerated solvent.
According to the 18th invention, single unit system can be divided into a plurality of unit by function, makes to improve the simplification of transporting and making.

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1. the renovation process of used solvent, comprising:
From the used solvent that contains resin Composition, remove resin Composition,
Remove volatile impurity and
The refining solvent, the step of wherein at first removing resin Composition reclaims the regenerated solvent that is the condensing solvent form after evaporating solvent fully.
2. the process of claim 1 wherein further to comprise the step of the waste gas in the waste gas system being carried out condensation, described waste gas system is discharged the steam of the solvent that contains evaporation, wherein is recovered in the condensed fluid that obtains in the condensing steps as the used solvent of part.
3. claim 1 or 2 method, wherein used solvent comprises the separating liquid by one or more solvent composition.
4. claim 1 or 2 method, wherein used solvent comprises the diluent that contains one or more solvent.
5. claim 1 or 2 method, the step of wherein removing resin Composition comprises the falling liquid film concentration step.
6. claim 1 or 2 method wherein are being positioned in removing the step of volatile component or are being higher than separating volatile component and gas component under the separable critical temperature that goes out gas component.
7. claim 1 or 2 method wherein provide heat-exchange device in the upstream that is used for circulation between step, transmit or return each transfer device of the solvent of handling.
8. claim 1 or 2 method wherein further comprised the step of removing gas before removing the step of resin Composition.
9. claim 1 or 2 method, regenerated solvent that wherein will obtain in refinement step is incorporated in the main feeding line, and wherein the described regenerated solvent of part is imported into backward channel and the component of the solvent handled through continuous monitoring and control the spectral analysis device that described device operates and be back to main feeding line.
10. claim 1 or 2 method, wherein by reducing the separation temperature that pressure reduces to separate from used solvent by evaporation solvent composition, and wherein said separation temperature is lower than the corrosion resistant critical temperature of manufactured materials.
11. the method for claim 1 or 2, wherein in removing the step of volatile component, be adjusted in the concentration of solvent in the volatile component, thereby will be controlled in the outlet temperature of the step of removing volatile component in the condensing temperature scope, and be higher than the temperature of refrigerant in condensing steps.
12. the method for claim 1 or 2 wherein is provided to subsequent step with solvent by jar and/or the solvent tank handled adding to depress by adding nitrogen.
13. the method for claim 1 or 2, backward channel wherein is set in waste fluid channel, this backward channel of process is the waste liquid discharge from the residual liquid of refinement step, and wherein can select to use this backward channel residue to be back to the step of removing resin Composition.
14. contain the regenerating unit of the used solvent of resin Composition, comprising:
Be used to remove the device of removing resin Composition of resin Composition,
Be used to remove volatile impurity the device of removing volatile component and
The purifier that is used for the refining solvent wherein provides the device of removing resin Composition in the upstream, and after refining solvent in downstream has evaporated, with the solvent of condensing solvent form reclaiming.
15. the device of claim 14, the device of wherein removing resin Composition comprises the falling film evaporation device.
16. the device of claim 14 or 15 is wherein removed in the device of volatile component and the purifier one or both and is included the filled-type destilling tower.
17. the device of claim 14 or 16, the volatile component that the device that wherein provides the condensing unit condensation to be removed volatile component is removed, and wherein the condensing unit insulation so that keep the predetermined temperature range of circulating cooling agent.
18. the device of claim 14 or 16, wherein the solvent reclamation device mainly is made up of the device of removing resin Composition, the device of removing volatile component and purifier, and wherein said regenerating unit is assigned at least two devices, make to be pre-formed a plurality of unit that described unit fits together and forms described regenerating unit.
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