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anhydrous 1-propanol from benzene-propanol-water mixture
« on: November 07, 2012, 11:06:07 AM »
I'm comparing methods of obtaining anhydrous 1-propanol on quite a large scale, and have several.  However, I'm having some trouble finding a detailed procedure for carrying out an azeotropic distillation of a propanol-water mixture by adding an entrainer such as benzene (I have found a lot of theoretical/mathematical papers, but I would like a "practical guide").  This is a very large scale project, so using dehydrating agents or sieves will present logistical problems, and distillation looks to be the most attractive.
    Does anyone happen to know where a procedure may be found.

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Re: anhydrous 1-propanol from benzene-propanol-water mixture
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2012, 09:16:13 AM »
In case anyone else in interested, I've found the following:

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. vol. 42, p. 5905 (2003)
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. vol. 40, p. 4935 (2001)
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. vol. 42, p. 454 (1953)
Pure Appl. Chem. vol. 58 p. 1411 (1986)
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