Claims
- 1. Process for separating a functionalized hydrocarbon from a first liquid mixture containing functionalized hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons which comprises:
- (1) forming an emulsion of said mixture in an aqueous surfactant solution, said emulsion comprising a discontinuous hydrocarbon phase and a continuous aqueous surfactant solution phase;
- (2) passing a portion being enriched in functionalized hydrocarbons into said aqueous surfactant solution;
- (3) passing steam through said emulsion at conditions whereby said liquid mixture is restrained from boiling to remove a mixture of functionalized hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons and steam, said removed mixture being enriched in functionalized hydrocarbons;
- (4) condensing said removed mixture to separate steam from said removed mixture whereby a second mixture containing functionalized hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons is formed and said second mixture is enriched in functionalized hydrocarbons;
- (5) returning said second mixture to an emulsion zone; and
- (6) repeating steps (1), (2), (3) and (4) until the desired content of functionalized hydrocarbons is obtained.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said aqueous surfactant solution comprises glycerine.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein said first mixture comprises oxygenated hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons.
- 4. The process of claim 3 wherein said aqueous surfactant containing solution comprises from 0.1 to 10% surfactant.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein said surfactant is saponin.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein said functionalized hydrocarbon is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, acids and amines.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 382,468, filed July 25, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,056,462.
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