AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF DIAMONDOID COMPOUNDS FROM HYDROCARBON STREAMS

摘要

An azeotxopic distillation method is disclosed for separating diamondoids from a near-boiling solvent. The method is particularly useful for recovering diamondoids extracted from a produced natural gas stream via hydrocarbon solvent injection. The method involves adding water or water/furfural to form an azeotrope with the diamondoid compounds.