Separation and Purification of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene in the Light Cycle Oil(I) -Concentration of a mixture of dimethylnaphthalene isomers in the light cycle oil-

접촉분해경유에 함유된 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene의 분리, 정제(I) -접촉분해경유에 함유된 dimethylnaphthalene이성체 혼합물의 농축-

Light cycle Oil(LCO) contains 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMNA) which is used as the basic material for high performance engineering plastics and liquid crystal polymer. This study was experimentally investigated to concentrate a mixture of dimethylnaphthalene(DMNA) isomers in the LCO by extraction-distillation combination as a pretreatment for separation and purification of 2,6-DMNA in the LCO. Furthermore, concentration of a mixture of DMNA isomers in the LCO compared between distillation and extraction-distillation combination. The recovery of aromatics in the LCO was performed by batch cocurrent multistage extraction with dimethylsulfoxide and water mixture as solvent. The concentration of naphthalene group(carbon number 10-12) in the extracted mixture is higher than that in the LCO. The yield for naphthalene group increased with decreasing carbon number. The yield for a mixture of DMNA isomers obtained in 5 equilibrium extration runs was about 65%. the separation of individual components with extractedmixture was tested by batch distillation. Futhermore, for recovery of a mixture of DMNA isomers of high concentration, distillate containing DMNA was distilled. As a result, a mixture of DMNA isomers with high concentration such as 60wt% was recovered. The extraction-distillation combination was more effective than the distillation to concentration a mixture of DMNA isomer in the LCO.

접촉분해경유(Light Cycle Oil : LCO)중에는 엔지니어링 플라스틱 및 고분자 액정 등의 기초 원료로서 각광 받고 있는 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene(2,6-DMNA)이 함유되어 있다. 본 연구는, LCO중에 함유된 2,6-DMNA의 분리, 정제를 위한 전처리조작으로서 LCO중에 함유된 dimethylnaphthalene(DMNA)이성체 혼합물의 농축을 추출-증류의 조합에 의해 실험적으로 검토했다. 또, LCO중에 함유된 DMNA이성체 혼합물의 농축에 대한 증류와 추출-증류의 조합을 비교, 검토하였다. Dimethylsulfoxide수용액을 용매로 사용한 회분병류 5회 평형추출로서 LCO중에 함유된 방향족 성분을 회수한 결과, 회수된 추출유중의 나프탈렌류 성분(탄소수 : 10-12)의 농도는 LCO중의 나프탈렌류 성분의 그것에 비해 높았으며, 나프탈렌류 성분의 수율은 탄소수가 작은 성분일수록 컸다. 5회 평형추출에 의한 DMNA이성체 혼합물의 회수율은 65wt%이었다. 추출유의 회분증류로서 얻어진 DMNA을 함유한 유출액을 재차 회분증류함으로서 60wt%의 고농도 DMNA이성체 혼합물을 함유한 유출액의 회수가 가능했다. LCO중에 함유된 DMNA이성체 혼합물의 농축에는 LCO의 직접증류보다 추출-증류의 조합이 더 효과적이었다.