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MCHT extractive distillation with phenol

Extractive distillationSolventAromatics
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Extractive distillation of methylcyclohexane (MCH) and toluene using phenol as the selective solvent, adapted from Tiverios and Van Brunt (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2000, 39, 1614). Phenol raises toluene's relative volatility away from MCH enough to split an otherwise close-boiling pair; a solvent-recovery column then splits toluene from the phenol (reported as its own product rather than recycled).

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FEED
Solvent
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ED
MCH Product
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SR
Toluene Product
Phenol Recovered

The stream table

Every stream's flow, temperature, pressure, and composition — real converged numbers, not placeholders.

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