SEPARATION OF GLYCOL MONO-TERTIARY-BUTYL ETHER AND GLYCOL DI-TERTIARY-BUTYL ETHER

摘要

A method of separating glycol mono-tertiary-butyl ether and glycol di-tertiary-butyl ether by an extraction process using hydrophilic and lipophilic extracting agents is disclosed. The separation method includes the step of separating a mixture including glycol mono-tertiary-butyl ether of the following Chemical formula 1 and glycol di-tertiary-butyl ether of the following Chemical formula 2 with a hydrophilic extracting agent and a lipophilic extracting agent, wherein, R1 and R2 are independently, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of carbon number of 1 to 5, and n is an integer of 0 to 4.