Keywords
Piperylene, Alkenes
Abstract
Piperylene concentrate, the five-carbon olefin and diolefin by-product of ethylene production, is being produced in increasing quantities as liquid feedstocks become more prevalent. At present, the concentrate is used primarily in resin production for the adhesives industry. Since this use is economically unattractive, a separation of the concentrate into pure compounds is industrially desirable. The evaluation of the effectiveness of several solvents for extractive distillation of piperylene concentrate was performed. This study resulted in the selection of acetonitrile as the most effective and most economical solvent investigated. Various distillation conditions were studied and optimization was based on these results.
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Graduation Date
Summer 1980
Advisor
Clausen, Chris A.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Program
Industrial Chemistry
Format
Pages
44 p.
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0013319
Subjects
Piperylene, Alkenes
STARS Citation
Curnutte, Mary Jane, "The Separation of Piperylene Concentrate by Extractive Distillation" (1980). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 475.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/475
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