Bulk cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone separation by selective adsorption on zeolitic molecular sieves

摘要

Cyclohexanone is selectively adsorbed from admixture with cyclohexanol using specific cationic forms of zeolite X and zeolite Y. The process utilizes the interaction of the electrostatic field of the zeolite with the slightly greater polarity of the cyclohexanone to enhance the adsorptive strength difference between the competing adsorbates.