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Title: Solvents for bulk removal of organics from coal-conversion condensate waters. [Methyl isobutyl ketone, diisopropyl ether and mixture of 25% w/w trioctyl phosphine oxide in diisobutyl ketone]

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OSTI ID:6144162

In this work chemical analyses and experimental tests of extraction solvents are discussed for condensate waters from a coal gasification plant. The results of the study showed that methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) provides much higher distribution coefficients than diisopropyl ether DIPE for phenol and dihydroxybenzenes. About 90% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) from one condensate water sample had a sufficiently high K/sub D/ into MIBK that it could be removed by this solvent in a counter-current extraction process at an economically reasonable solvent-to-water ratio. TOPO (mixture of 25% w/w trioctyl phosphine oxide in diisobutyl ketone) in a suitable diluent has high equilibrium distribution coefficients for phenols and dihydroxybenzenes, and therefore has the potential to remove these compounds at lower solvent-to-water ratios. However, this solvent may be difficult to regenerate in a continuous condensate-water extraction process. Analytical techniques are discussed that provide higher recoveries for phenols and dihydroxybenzenes as compared to the standard MC/GC-MS technique. Hydantoins have been identified in four condensate water samples. About 20 to 30% of the COD remains unidentified in these four condensate water samples. Some of these unidentified compounds have very low values of K/sub D/ for extraction into MIBK. More information is required about these unidentified solutes before reliable solvent extraction processes can be designed. 6 tables.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6144162
Report Number(s):
LBL-15870; CONF-830808-7; ON: DE83012475
Resource Relation:
Conference: International solvent extraction conference, Denver, CO, USA, 26 Aug 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English