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Butadiene TABLE I. TYPICAL COMPOSITION OF C, FRACTIONS
CONTAINING BUTADIENE AND GUARANTEED VALUES
FOR BUTADIENE PRODUCT (POLY-CIS-QUALITY)
U. WAGNER Dehydro- Product
H. M. WElTZ Cracked
fraction,
genation
fraction,
butadiene
(guarantee
Compound % VOl % wt values)
Propane + propene ca. 0.2
iso-Butane 1 .o
n-Butane 4.7
BASF method uses iso-Butene 23.5 80-35 2 < 0.5y0 vol
1-Butene 12.6
N-me thylpyrrolidone as solvent trans-2-Butene 6.4
cis-2-Butene 5.4
of proved high selectivity, 1,3-Butadiene 44.6 20-45 >99,50J, vol
Propadiene 0.1
2: < 50 ppm voI
low separation costs 1,2-Butadiene
Propyne
0.2
0.3
1-Butyne 0.2
2-Bu tyne Traces
Vinylacetylene 0.8
Diacetylene Traces
C.K+ hydrocarbons Traces
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T o give a n idea of the separation task to be accom- very much from that of butadiene. Here this only
plished, the components of the C4 fraction are arranged concerns propyne, but because its boiling point differs
in Table I1 in sequence of increasing solubility in N- by ca. 20 "C from that of 1,3-butadiene, it can be sepa-
methylpyrrolidone. rated by distillation quite easily.
A distinction can be made between three groups of T h e ingredients of the mixture whose solubilities
compounds. differ least from that of 1,3-butadiene are referred to as
(1) Hydrocarbons whose solubility is less than that of key components. They govern the amount of solvent
1,3-butadiene. These, together with the butanes and required in the stripper for separation. They are cis-
butenes, represent the bulk of the other components of 2-butene and 1,2-butadiene. However, other compo-
the feedstock and are withdrawn from the head of the nents could also be present in high concentrations in the
main scrubber. feedstock, but present in only small amounts in the end
(2) Compounds whose solubility is greater than that product.
of butadiene-1,3. These consist of small amounts of A schematic diagram showing the separation of the
C 4 acetylenes and 1,2-butadiene impurities. They are three groups of materials from 1,3-butadiene is presented
separated in a second absorber from the 1,3-butadiene, in Figure 3.
which in this case is withdrawn a t the head of the
column. This group of compounds also includes some Comparison between Various Solvents
that are not listed in the table but are usually present in T h e greater the solubility of the gas, the less is the
small amounts in Cd cracked fractions-namely Cg amount of solvent primarily required for physical
hydrocarbons (mainly pentanes and pentenes), carbonyl scrubbing.
compounds such as acetaldehyde, and sulfur compounds However, the closer the selectivity S, which is defined
such as methylmercaptan. by
(3) Compounds whose solubility does not differ solubility of 1,3-butadiene
= aB'aK {CQ:
CYK: solubility of key component
VOL. 6 2 NO. 4 A P R I L 1 9 7 0 45
Figure 3. Schematic diagram of a Cq separating with N-methylpyrrolidone
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