The invention relates to a separation and purification method in
chemical production, and provides an energy-saving and efficient nitro-
aromatic hydrocarbon separation and purification method. Gravity
settling, alkali washing, cooling and filtering are combined, a liquid-liquid micro-mixer and cooling and filtering are used for replacing traditional tedious multi-stage neutralizing and
water washing operation of a multi-kettle series connection or
static mixer, impurities such as residual acid,
phenols,
sodium salt and water in the acidic nitro-
aromatic hydrocarbon are efficiently removed, the emulsification phenomenon is avoided, and the quality of the acidic nitro-
aromatic hydrocarbon is improved. And the treated material can ensure long-term stable operation of a subsequent rectification
system. The method does not need a two-stage washing process in the prior art, and is low in
material consumption,
energy consumption and
wastewater amount; the liquid-liquid mixer is used for the alkali washing process, and the alkali washing effect is remarkably improved; water and salts in the crude nitro-aromatic
hydrocarbon are removed in one step in a
fiber filter element cooling and filtering mode, and the separation efficiency is high; the whole set of separation and purification device is a totally-
closed system device, is small in occupied area and simple to operate, and the purification effect is remarkably improved compared with a conventional process.