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US 2021/0230085 A1Published application
Method for Separating Ethylene Oligomerization Reaction Products
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsMi Kyung Kim, Eun Kyo Kim, Jeong Seok Lee
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Abstract
A method for separating ethylene oligomerization reaction products is provided. The method improves energy efficiency by controlling the temperature of the ethylene oligomerization reaction products. When the method for separating the ethylene oligomerization reaction products of the present invention is used, it is possible to minimize the use of hot utility and save costs required for a separation process.
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A method for separating ethylene oligomerization reaction products, comprising:
- introducing an oligomer fraction excluding unreacted ethylene and 1-butene among ethylene oligomerization reaction products into a cooling unit to be cooled;
- introducing the oligomer fraction discharged from the cooling unit into a first C6 distillation column to discharge a first upper fraction from a top of the first C6 distillation column and discharge a first lower fraction from a bottom of the first C6 distillation column;
- introducing the first upper fraction discharged from the top of the first C6 distillation column into a second C6 distillation column to discharge a second upper fraction from a top of the second C6 distillation column and discharge a second lower fraction from a bottom of the second C6 distillation column;
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- introducing the first lower fraction discharged from the bottom of the first C6 distillation column into a solvent distillation column to discharge a third upper fraction from a top of the solvent distillation column and discharge a third lower fraction from a bottom of the solvent distillation column,
- wherein_the first C6 distillation column, the second C6 distillation column, and the solvent distillation column are each provided with a condenser and a reboiler,
- at least a portion of the oligomer fraction is used as a reboiler heat source for the solvent distillation column, and
- at least a portion of the third upper fraction is used as a reboiler heat source for each of the first C6 distillation column and the second C6 distillation column.
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