The invention relates to a method for separating
diisopropyl ether, isopropanol and water by a mixed extractant
extractive distillation process combined with a pre-
concentration function, by utilizing the characteristic that the
relative volatility of azeotropic composition of a
diisopropyl ether-isopropanol-water mixture is changed towards the direction of easier separation along with the addition of a mixed extraction agent, a pre-concentration
tower (PDC), a rectifying
tower (EDC1), a rectifying
tower (EDC2) and a
solvent recovery tower (SRC) are operated, efficient separation of a ternary mixture is realized, the purity of separated
diisopropyl ether is greater than 99.90% (
mass fraction), and the purity of the separated diisopropyl
ether is greater than 99.90% (
mass fraction). The purity of isopropanol is greater than 99.90% (
mass fraction), the purity of water is greater than 99.90% (
mass fraction), and the purity of the mixed extractant recovered from the bottom of the rectifying tower SRC is greater than 99.90% (
mass fraction). The method solves the problems that the diisopropyl
ether-isopropanol-water mixture with
high water content is high in consumption, difficult to separate and the like when being subjected to common rectification, is flexible to operate, economical and environment-friendly, and can realize effective separation of the ternary azeotropic mixture through four towers.