The invention discloses a heat integration
heat pump assisted
extractive distillation separation
methanol ether water
azeotrope, which is characterized in that a
methanol-methyl tert-
amyl ether-water
mixed solution is separated through three-
tower operation of an extraction reduced pressure
distillation tower T1, an extraction
distillation tower T2 and a
solvent recovery reduced pressure
distillation tower T3.
Tower top steam of the
extractive distillation tower T2 is used for exchanging heat for part of
liquid phase of a middle plate of the extractive decompression distillation tower T1, the problem that traditional heat integration cannot be achieved due to the fact that the tower top temperature of the
extractive distillation tower T2 is between the tower top temperature of the extractive decompression distillation tower T1 and the tower kettle temperature is solved, and a novel heat integration strengthening process is developed. According to the process,
heat energy is fully utilized, and
energy consumption and equipment cost are reduced. And the adopted extracting agent
dimethyl sulfoxide is small in dosage, relatively weak in volatility, small in extracting agent loss, easy to recover and environment-friendly. The purity of separated
methanol is greater than 99.9%, the yield is greater than 99.9%, the purity of methyl tert-
amyl ether is greater than 99.9%, the yield is greater than 99.9%, the purity of water is greater than 99.9%, the yield is greater than 99.9%, and the purity of mixed extraction agents
dimethyl sulfoxide and
ethylene glycol is greater than 99.9%, and the yield is greater than 99.9%.