The invention discloses a method for separating a tert-amyl methyl
ether-
methanol-water azeotropic
system by pressure swing
extractive distillation through two different mixed entrainers on the basis of a
heat pump technical process strengthening scheme. Through three-
tower operation of an extraction
vacuum distillation tower T1, an extraction
vacuum distillation tower T2 and a
solvent recovery tower T3, a methyl tert-
amyl ether-
methanol-water azeotropic
mixed solution is separated, the purity of separated methyl tert-
amyl ether is greater than 99.9%, the purity of
methanol is greater than 99.9%, the yield is greater than 99.9%, the purity of water is greater than 99.9%, and the yield is greater than 99.9%. A
heat pump technology is used as an effective process strengthening means, steam at the top of an extraction decompression rectifying tower T1 circularly enters a compressor to be compressed and heated through the compressor, the compressed steam serves as
heat flow to heat cold flow at the bottom of the tower, and the top flow is finally condensed after
heat transfer. And the reboiling flow at the bottom of the tower can reach the required reboiling ratio, so that the
heat load consumption of the T1 tower is obviously reduced. By applying the method, the process cost and the environmental
pollution can be further reduced, and the annual total cost and the gas emission are respectively reduced by 9.19% and 23.55%. According to the process,
heat energy is fully utilized,
energy consumption is reduced, the purity and the yield of the tert-amyl methyl
ether are improved, and the equipment cost is reduced. The adopted mixed entrainer is small in dosage, relatively weak in volatility, small in extraction agent loss, easy to recover and environment-friendly.