METHOD FOR PURIFYING A MIXTURE COMPRISING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS, ESPECIALLY BTX, AND WATER

摘要

The invention relates to a method for purifying a mixture comprising at least one liquid hydro- carbon and water by at least partly separating off the at least one liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture, the method comprising the step of passing the mixture through a sorption agent comprising at least one porous metal-organic framework material, wherein the at least one metal- organic framework material comprises at least one organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion, wherein the at least one organic compound is based on imidazole, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, phenyl and benzyl. The invention further relates to the use of such metal-organic framework material for purifying the mixture.