Modeling of batch extractive distillation

Abstract

New data on the concentration profiles in a packed column during extractive distillation of benzene–heptane mixture in the presence of N-methylpyrrolidone as a separating agent have been obtained. A calculation method for the process based on partial mass transfer coefficients in the vapor and liquid has been proposed. The calculated and experimental data have been compared. It has been shown that both continuous and batch extractive distillation are calculated more precisely using the proposed model compared to the equilibrium model.