摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for fractionating an amine-containing mixture. SOLUTION: According to circumstances, (i) a (first) low boiling point matter fraction is separated and removed from the amine-containing mixture by distillation, according to circumstances, (ii) a (first) high boiling point matter fraction is separated and removed from the amine-containing mixture by distillation, (iii) the amine-containing mixture is subjected to extraction using a sodium hydroxide solution to produce a sodium hydroxide-containing aqueous first phase and an amine-, (further) low boiling point matter- and, according to circumstances, (further) high boiling matter-containing water-organic second phase, (iv) the water-organic second phase is distilled to produce a substantially anhydrous amine as a column bottom phase taken-out substance or as a lateral flow extract in the stripping part of a distillation column, an amine/water azeotropic mixture as a lateral flow extract in the concentration part of the column and a (further) low boiling matter fraction as a column top extract and the amine/water azeotropic mixture is returned to the extraction process (iii) and, according to circumstances, (v) the substantially anhydrous amine is refined or fractionated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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