The invention relates to a liquid-liquid extraction-azeotropic rectification mixing process for separating
propylene glycol monomethyl ether and water. Firstly, a mixed extracting agent IS prepared byusing extracting agents 2-ethylhexoic acid and
chloroform according to a certain ratio liquid-liquid extraction is performed on a
propylene glycol methyl
ether water solution, wherein the purity of the water in a
raffinate phase at the top of a liquid-liquid extraction
tower can reach more than 99.9 mol %, and an extraction phase is conveyed to an azeotropic rectification
tower for azeotropic rectification. A phase separator is added to the upper part of the azeotropic rectification
tower, water is collected from the upper part of the phase separator,
chloroform is collected from the lower part of the phase separator for recycling the extracting agent, and a 2-ethylhexoic acid and
propylene glycol monomethyl ether mixed solution at the bottom of the azeotropic rectification tower is conveyed to a
recovery tower for separation. The product propylene glycol
monomethyl ether is extracted from the top of the
recovery tower, and the purity of the propylene glycol monomethyl
ether is more than 99.9 mol %, and the extraction agent 2-ethylhexoic acid at the bottom of the tower is recycled. Devices mainly comprise the liquid-liquid extraction tower (LEC), the extraction rectifying tower (T1), the
recovery tower (T2), a condenser (C1), a condenser (C2), a condenser (C3), a
reflux tank (D1), a
reboiler (R1), a
reboiler (R2), a mixer (Mix), a
flow divider (Fs) and a phase separator (DEC).