US4532029A
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Aromatic solvent upgrading using membranes
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1984-04-27
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Granted: 1985-07-30
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Expires: 2004-04-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a process for producing high quality aromatic solvents in the middle distillate range containing 95+% aromatics by contacting the liquid feed with a perm selective membrane under pressure thereby selectively permeating the aromatic components as the high quality solvents. This separation can be performed by contacting the feed stream in combination with a low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent (such as acetonitrile) with the membrane. The middle distillate feed has a molecular weight range of about 120 to 250 g/mole and an aromatic content of 75 to 90 volume percent aromatics and preferably 80 to 90 volume percent aromatics. The membranes which can be employed to effect this separation are selected from the group of regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate and polyimide membranes, preferably the polyimide membranes.
Inventors
- 👤 Laura E. Black
- 👤 Peter G. Miasek
- 👤 Georges Adriaens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 11:29
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G31/00; C10G31/11; B; B01; B01D; B01D61/00; B01D61/02; B01D61/025; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/08; B01D71/10; B01D71/12; B01D71/14; B01D71/16; B01D71/40; C10G21/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A process for producing high quality aromatic solvents in the middle distillate range containing 95+% aromatics comprising contacting a middle distillate feed having a molecular weight range of about 120 to 250 g/mole containing from 75 to 90% aromatics and diluted with a low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent wherein the concentration of said solvent in the feed is maintained between about 10 to 50 volume percent with a permselective membrane selected from regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate and polyimide membranes under reverse osmosis conditions thereby selectively permeating the aromatic components of the distillate feed as the high quality solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for producing high quality aromatic solvents in the middle distillate range containing 95+% aromatics comprising contacting a middle distillate feed having a molecular weight range of about 120 to 250 g/mole containing from 75 to 90% aromatics and diluted with a low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent wherein the concentration of said solvent in the feed is maintained between about 10 to 50 volume percent with a permselective membrane selected from regenerated cellulose, cellulose acetate and polyimide membranes under reverse osmosis conditions thereby selectively permeating the aromatic components of the distillate feed as the high quality solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the feed to the membrane is a straight middle distillate or the extract phase of a solvent extracted middle distillate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the feed to the membrane contains from 80 to 90% aromatics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the feed to the membrane contains from 80 to 90% aromatics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the permselective membrane is an asymmetric polyimide membrane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein the concentration of said low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent in the feed is maintained between about 15 and 35 volume percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the concentration of said low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent in the feed is maintained between about 15 and 35 volume percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the concentration of low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent to feed is maintained between about 20 and 30 volume percent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the concentration of low boiling light polar aromatics extraction solvent to feed is maintained between about 20 and 30 volume percent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the light polar solvent is selected from SO 2 , acetonitrile, nitroethane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the light polar solvent is selected from SO 2 , acetonitrile, nitroethane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the light polar solvent is selected from SO 2 , acetonitrile, nitroethane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the light polar solvent is selected from SO 2 , acetonitrile, nitroethane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the light polar solvent is acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and acetone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the light polar solvent is acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and acetone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the light polar solvent is acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and acetone.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the light polar solvent is acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and acetone.
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