Method for the separation of hydrocarbons
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited
InventorsYoshiaki Suzuki, Hajime Mori, Takemi Nakanome
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Abstract
Hydrocarbons are reacted with a silver tri-halogenomethane sulfonate of the formula ##EQU1## wherein X, Y and Z each represents a halogen atom, to form the corresponding complexes, and then the thus formed complexes are decomposed to selectively separate the desired hydrocarbon components. The used silver tri-halogenomethane sulfonate also is recovered by the decomposition of the complexes.
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The method for separating methyl naphthalenes where a mixture of .alpha.-methyl naphthalene and .beta.-methyl naphthalene is reacted with silver tri-fluoromethane sulfonate to form complexes of .beta.-methyl naphthalene, then the formed complexes are separated from the mixture and decomposed with water to free .beta.-methyl naphthalene.
The method for separating dimethyl naphthalene where a mixture of 1,6-, 2,6-, and 2,3- dimethyl naphthalene is reacted with silver tri-fluoromethane sulfonate to form complexes of 2,6-dimethyl naphthalene selectively, then the formed complexes are separated and decomposed with water to separate 2,6-dimethyl naphthalene.
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