In this paper, the separation of aromatics from light naphtha by using extraction process was investigated for improving the utilization efficiency of naphtha. It is indicated that, using a mixture of propylene carbon...In this paper, the separation of aromatics from light naphtha by using extraction process was investigated for improving the utilization efficiency of naphtha. It is indicated that, using a mixture of propylene carbonate-diethylene glycol as the solvent, the optimal extraction conditions cover: a volume fraction of propylene carbonate in the mixed solvent of 0.3, a solvent to feed ratio of 8, and an extraction temperature of 308 K. Through the extraction process, the aromatics mass fraction increases from 10.05% in naphtha to 27.74% in extract oil. It is found that the aromatics yield of extract oil, R_A, reaches 92.11%. As a result, in comparison with naphtha, the potential aromatics content of extract oil increases impressively by 18.03%. Meanwhile, the aromatics content of raffinate oil decreases to 1.33%, and the normal paraffin yield of raffinate oil, Rp, is 76.61%. Accordingly, higher total olefins yields can be obtained when using raffinate oil as the raw material for steam cracking. The present results show that the utilization efficiency of naphtha is improved through extraction process.展开更多
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文摘In this paper, the separation of aromatics from light naphtha by using extraction process was investigated for improving the utilization efficiency of naphtha. It is indicated that, using a mixture of propylene carbonate-diethylene glycol as the solvent, the optimal extraction conditions cover: a volume fraction of propylene carbonate in the mixed solvent of 0.3, a solvent to feed ratio of 8, and an extraction temperature of 308 K. Through the extraction process, the aromatics mass fraction increases from 10.05% in naphtha to 27.74% in extract oil. It is found that the aromatics yield of extract oil, R_A, reaches 92.11%. As a result, in comparison with naphtha, the potential aromatics content of extract oil increases impressively by 18.03%. Meanwhile, the aromatics content of raffinate oil decreases to 1.33%, and the normal paraffin yield of raffinate oil, Rp, is 76.61%. Accordingly, higher total olefins yields can be obtained when using raffinate oil as the raw material for steam cracking. The present results show that the utilization efficiency of naphtha is improved through extraction process.