The invention discloses a method for separating and refining fusel oil in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and belongs to the technical field of
chemical separation. In order to solve the problems of difficult separation and
high energy consumption of fusel oil due to the existence of
azeotrope, the invention provides a rectification and membrane separation coupled process. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, pretreating a fusel oil
raw material through a two-stage rectifying
tower, and sequentially removing water, heavy components and light components; then carrying out
neutralization desalination treatment on the obtained mixed
alcohol solution, and then feeding the mixed
alcohol solution into a steam permeable membrane
system for deep
dehydration to obtain mixed
alcohol steam with low
water content; and finally, sequentially feeding the dehydrated alcohol steam into a subsequent rectifying
tower, and separating to obtain high-purity
ethanol, n-propyl alcohol and n-butyl
alcohol products. Through
energy integration design, high-temperature
material flow is used for preheating raw materials and providing a heat source for the rectifying
tower, and
energy consumption is remarkably reduced. The method is reasonable in process, effectively breaks through the alcohol-water azeotropic limitation, and realizes efficient and low-cost separation of high-added-value components in fusel oil.