Evaluation of thermophysical data,COSMO-SAC predictions,and feed simplifications for aromatic extraction process simulation using ionic liquid [EMIM][NTf2]

Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising alternatives to conventional solvents for selective separation of aromatics from hydrocarbon mixtures, and their implementations depend on economic feasibility demonstrated by process simulation. Prior process modeling studies typically assume simplified hydrocarbon feeds or use the COSMO-SAC predictive model. Our goal is to evaluate how feed simplifications and COSMO-SAC predictions impact process modeling. We collect experimental data for 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([EMIM][NTf2]) from the ILThermo database to regress UNIQUAC model binary interaction parameters for 17 hydrocarbons. We find that feed simplifications tend to significantly underpredict process energy requirements and fail to reveal important details in the extractive distillation section of the process. COSMO-SAC predictions underpredict activity coefficient of aliphatics in [EMIM][NTf2] by a large margin, which leads to lower aromatic-aliphatic selectivities and overprediction of process energy requirements. It is significant enough to lead to the conclusion of process infeasibility in the case of [EMIM][NTf2].     

Science-guided data analytics for selecting ionic liquid solvents for aromatic extraction

Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising solvents for the aromatic extraction process. An attractive characteristic is the existence of hundreds of ILs that exhibit different properties. To identify key properties of IL solvents for an energy-optimum aromatic extraction, we use process simulation to generate the process datasets for multivariate data analytics with partial least squares, and use science-guided fundamentals to develop an IL heat load variable (HLV). We consider 16 well-studied ILs and correlate process steam duty and process variables affecting equipment size to the HLV for ethylene cracker feeds of low aromatic content. For such feeds in an IL aromatic extraction process, 11 of 16 ILs show energy advantage compared with sulfolane solvent with the lowest energy IL process requiring 57% of total energy required for an equivalent sulfolane process. Our results facilitate the IL solvent selection for pilot tests and subsequent commercialization of an IL aromatic extraction process.     

SEPARATION OF AROMATIC AND ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS WITH IONIC LIQUIDS

Naphtha cracker feeds may contain 10-25 wt% aromatic compounds. Removal of these aromatic compounds from the feed to the cracker would offer several advantages: higher capacity, higher thermal efficiency, and less coke formation. In this work, we investigated the separation of toluene from heptane by extraction with ionic liquids.

Several ionic liquids are suitable for extraction of toluene from toluene/heptane mixtures. The selectivities for the aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbon separation with all ionic liquids tested increase with decreasing aromatic content in the feed. The toluene/heptane selectivities at 10% toluene in the feed at T = 40°C and 75°C with several ionic liquids ([emim]HSO₄, [mmim] methylsulfate, [emim] ethylsulfate, [bmim]BF₄, [emim] tosylate, [mebupy]BF₄, and [mebupy] methylsulfate) are a factor of 1.5-2.5 higher than those obtained with sulfolane, which is a conventional solvent for the extraction of aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixed aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbon stream. The three most suitable ionic liquids from the ionic liquids tested for the separation of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons are [mebupy]BF₄, [mebupy]CH₃SO₄, and [bmim]BF₄ and at 75°C also [emim] tosylate. The ionic liquid [mebupy]BF₄ is selected for further testing in our extraction pilot plant.

Because ionic liquids have a negligible vapor pressure, evaporating the extracted hydrocarbons from the ionic liquid phase could achieve the recovery of the ionic liquid. A conceptual process scheme for the extraction has been set up. Preliminary calculations show that both the investment costs and the energy costs will be considerably lower with ionic liquids than with sulfolane as the solvent.     

SEPARATION OF AROMATIC AND ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS WITH IONIC LIQUIDS

Naphtha cracker feeds may contain 10–25 wt% aromatic compounds. Removal of these aromatic compounds from the feed to the cracker would offer several advantages: higher capacity, higher thermal efficiency, and less coke formation. In this work, we investigated the separation of toluene from heptane by extraction with ionic liquids.

Several ionic liquids are suitable for extraction of toluene from toluene/heptane mixtures. The selectivities for the aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbon separation with all ionic liquids tested increase with decreasing aromatic content in the feed. The toluene/heptane selectivities at 10% toluene in the feed at T = 40°C and 75°C with several ionic liquids ([emim]HSO₄, [mmim] methylsulfate, [emim] ethylsulfate, [bmim]BF₄, [emim] tosylate, [mebupy]BF₄, and [mebupy] methylsulfate) are a factor of 1.5–2.5 higher than those obtained with sulfolane, which is a conventional solvent for the extraction of aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixed aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbon stream. The three most suitable ionic liquids from the ionic liquids tested for the separation of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons are [mebupy]BF₄, [mebupy]CH₃SO₄, and [bmim]BF₄ and at 75°C also [emim] tosylate. The ionic liquid [mebupy]BF₄ is selected for further testing in our extraction pilot plant.

Because ionic liquids have a negligible vapor pressure, evaporating the extracted hydrocarbons from the ionic liquid phase could achieve the recovery of the ionic liquid. A conceptual process scheme for the extraction has been set up. Preliminary calculations show that both the investment costs and the energy costs will be considerably lower with ionic liquids than with sulfolane as the solvent.     

Application of hydrophobic ionic liquid [Bmmim][PF6] in solvent extraction for oily sludge

In this study, an ionic liquid (IL), 1-butyl-2,3-dimmmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmmim][PF₆]), was used in combination with a composite solvent of methyl acetate and n-heptane to enhance the oil extraction from oily sludge. The oil recovery increased by approximately 15% compared with that of solvent extraction without [Bmmim][PF₆] at the optimal ratios of IL to sludge and solvents to sludge, which were at 2:5 (M/M) and 4:1 (V/M), respectively. The saturate, aromatic, resin and asphaltene (SARA) analysis revealed that the recovery of resins and asphaltenes was increased by 14% and 38%, respectively, in the solvent extraction with the addition of [Bmmim][PF₆]. [Bmmim][PF₆] maintained a good performance after its reuse four times. The addition of [Bmmim][PF₆] changed the adhesion forces between oil and soil. The IL-assisted solvent extraction procedure followed the pseudo second-order kinetic model, while the unassisted solvent extraction procedure followed the pseudo first-order kinetic model. The results also demonstrated that [Bmmim][PF₆] decreased the solvent consumption by approximately 60% each time. Additionally, [Bmmim][PF₆] can be easily separated. The results suggested that enhancing the solvent extraction with this IL is a promising way to recover oil from oily sludge with a higher oil recovery rate and lower organic solvent consumption than those with the unassisted solvent extraction method.     

Application of hydrophobic ionic liquid [Bmmim][PF6] in solvent extraction for oily sludge

In this study, an ionic liquid (IL), 1-butyl-2,3-dimmmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmmim][PF₆]), was used in combination with a composite solvent of methyl acetate and n-heptane to enhance the oil extraction from oily sludge. The oil recovery increased by approximately 15% compared with that of solvent extraction without [Bmmim][PF₆] at the optimal ratios of IL to sludge and solvents to sludge, which were at 2:5 (M/M) and 4:1 (V/M), respectively. The saturate, aromatic, resin and asphaltene (SARA) analysis revealed that the recovery of resins and asphaltenes was increased by 14% and 38%, respectively, in the solvent extraction with the addition of [Bmmim][PF₆]. [Bmmim][PF₆] maintained a good performance after its reuse four times. The addition of [Bmmim][PF₆] changed the adhesion forces between oil and soil. The IL-assisted solvent extraction procedure followed the pseudo second-order kinetic model, while the unassisted solvent extraction procedure followed the pseudo first-order kinetic model. The results also demonstrated that [Bmmim][PF₆] decreased the solvent consumption by approximately 60% each time. Additionally, [Bmmim][PF₆] can be easily separated. The results suggested that enhancing the solvent extraction with this IL is a promising way to recover oil from oily sludge with a higher oil recovery rate and lower organic solvent consumption than those with the unassisted solvent extraction method.     

Imidazolium-based alkylphosphate ionic liquids - A potential solvent for extractive desulfurization of fuel

N-ethyl-imidazolium-based alkylphosphate ionic liquid (IL), viz. N-ethyl-N-methyl-imidazolium dimethylphosphate ([EMIM][DMP]), N-ethyl-N-ethyl-imidazolium diethylphosphate ([EEIM][DEP]) and N-butyl-N-ethyl-imidazolium dibutylphosphate ([BEIM][DBP]) were demonstrated to be effective for the removal of aromatic sulfur compounds (S-compound) 3-methylthiophene (3-MT), benzothiophene (BT) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) from fuel oils in terms of sulfur partition coefficients (K_N) at 298.15 K. It was shown that the extractive ability of the alkylphosphate ILs was dominated by the structure of the cation and followed the order [BEIM][DBP] > [EEIM][DEP] > [EMIM][DMP] for each S-compound studied with their K_N-value being 1.72, 1.61 and 1.17, respectively for DBT. For a specified IL the sulfur selectivity followed the order DBT > BT > 3-MT with their K_N-value being 1.61, 1.39 and 0.78, respectively for [EEIM][DEP]. The alkylphosphate ILs are insoluble in fuel while the fuel solubility in ILs varies from 20.6 mg(fuel)/g(IL) for [EMIM][DMP] to 266.9 mg(fuel)/g(IL) for [BEIM][DBP]. The results suggest that [EEIM][DEP] might be used as a promising solvent for the extractive desulfurization of fuel, considering its higher sulfur extractive ability, lower solubility for fuel and thus negligible influence on the constituent of fuel, and the ease of regeneration for the spent IL via water dilution process.     

Dearomatization of pyrolysis gasoline with an ionic liquid mixture: Experimental study and process simulation

The pyrolysis gasoline is the main source of benzene, toluene, and xylenes. The dearomatization of this stream is currently performed by liquid – liquid extraction using sulfolane. However, the sulfolane process has high operating costs that could be minimized by employing ionic liquids as solvents because of their non‐volatile character. In this work, we proposed a novel process to perform the dearomatization of pyrolysis gasoline using a binary mixture of 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide ([emim][TCM]) and 1‐ethyl‐4‐methylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([4empy][Tf₂N]) ILs. The composition in the IL mixture was optimized considering their extractive and thermophysical properties. The Kremser method was applied using the experimental data to determine the number of equilibrium stages in the liquid – liquid extractor which provides the same extraction yields of aromatics using the IL mixture that those of the sulfolane process. The recovery section was designed and simulated from the experimental vapor – liquid equilibrium between the hydrocarbons and the IL mixture. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 63: 4054–4065, 2017     

离子液体液液萃取分离正辛烷/邻二甲苯

将直馏石脑油分离为脂肪烃和芳烃有助于实现石脑油资源的优化利用,溶剂萃取是芳烃/脂肪烃分离的重要途径,萃取剂的设计与优选对萃取过程至关重要。实验探究了多种离子液体对正辛烷/邻二甲苯混合物萃取分离的效果,以萃取选择性、分配系数和萃取性能指数作为评价指标优选出1-丁基-2,3-二甲基咪唑四氯化铁([Bm₂im][FeCl₄])萃取剂。对于中低浓度芳烃体系(<33%),在30℃、溶剂质量比为4时,邻二甲苯萃取选择性在45以上,分配系数在0.38~0.40,萃取性能指数在18以上,单次萃取脱芳率可达60%以上。相比传统的环丁砜萃取剂,[Bm₂im][FeCl₄]萃取剂可以使体系具有更大的两相区,易于正辛烷/邻二甲苯的分离。利用量子化学软件探究[Bm₂im][FeCl₄]与正辛烷/邻二甲苯的弱相互作用,并计算其结合能,解释离子液体高选择性萃取邻二甲苯的原因。     

An ionic liquid proposed as solvent in aromatic hydrocarbon separation by liquid extraction

Liquid–liquid extraction is the most common method for extraction of aromatics from their mixtures with aliphatic hydrocarbons. An ionic liquid (IL) 1‐butyl‐1‐methylpyrrolidinium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide [BMpyr][NTf₂] was tested as solvent for this separation. The liquid–liquid equilibria (LLE) of the ternary mixtures heptane + benzene, or toluene, or ethylbenzene + [BMpyr][NTf₂] were carried out at 298.15 K. The solvent ability of the IL was evaluated in terms of solute distribution ratio and selectivity. The results were compared with those previously reported for the extraction of aromatics from its mixtures with heptane by using ILs. The conventional process using sulfolane as solvent was discussed. The experimental LLE data were correlated by non‐random two liquid equation. A proposal of extraction process with this IL as solvent is simulated by conventional software and the results are shown. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010     

Ionic liquids for highly efficient methyl chloride capture and dehydration

A new methyl chloride (CH₃Cl) capture and dehydration process using two ionic liquids (ILs) was designed and systematically studied. ILs [EMIM][Ac] and [EMIM][BF₄] were screened out as CH₃Cl capture and drying absorbents through the COSMO-RS model. The result of solubility experiment suggests [EMIM][Ac] has an excellent solvent capacity for CH₃Cl at mild operation conditions. The bench-scale CH₃Cl absorption experiments further confirmed the outstanding CH₃Cl capture ability of [EMIM][Ac]. Besides, the water content of outlet gas can be decreased to 452 ppm (mass fraction) using [EMIM][BF₄] in the dehydration experiment. The industrial-scale CH₃Cl capture and dehydration process was simulated and optimized. Compared to the benchmarked triethylene glycol process, IL process has higher product purity (99.99 wt%), and lower energy consumption. The quantum chemical calculations clearly revealed the relationship between hydrogen bond and separation performance. This study provides a decision-making basis for designing green process associated with volatile organic compounds.     

石脑油萃取脱芳烃技术研究进展

现有的萃取脱芳烃工艺技术成熟,种类多,工业应用广,但在处理低芳烃含量的石脑油(质量分数小于15%)时普遍存在能耗高、经济效益低等问题。本文回顾了萃取脱芳烃的多种工艺,重点讨论了常规溶剂和离子液体对石脑油中芳烃的萃取效果,认为常规溶剂中的环丁砜、N-甲基吡咯烷酮以及复合溶剂环丁砜(水)-三甘醇、环丁砜(水)-N-甲基吡咯烷酮、环丁砜-2-丙醇、RAH-1脱芳烃效果优异,能为改进目前的石脑油萃取脱芳烃工艺提供基础数据;离子液体中咪唑类离子液体如1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐、1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑双(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺盐、1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氯化铁等,有潜力用于低芳烃的石脑油萃取脱芳中,指出开发能够对复杂原料中低含量芳烃萃取的新型离子液体将会是以后的研究方向。     

萃取蒸馏脱除油品中硫的过程模拟与优化

汽车尾气严重污染环境,为了生产满足环保法规的硫含量低于10μg/g的汽油,提出了在传统的萃取蒸馏中以有机溶剂+离子液体（IL）为复合萃取剂的脱硫法。以与真实催化裂化（FCC）汽油组成及物性相近的模型油为模拟汽油,利用COSMO-RS模型计算了30种常见IL对环己烷-噻吩的选择性和溶解能力,筛选出用于萃取蒸馏脱硫添加剂的最佳离子液体为[EMIM][BF₄]。通过Aspen Plus软件以N-甲酰吗啉（NFM）+[EMIM][BF₄]为复合萃取剂进行了汽油脱硫的工艺流程模拟与优化。优化结果为萃取剂由NFM（质量分数98%）和[EMIM][BF₄]（质量分数2%）构成,萃取蒸馏塔质量回流比R=0.4,剂油质量比S/F=1,采出率为70%。模拟结果表明：萃取蒸馏可高效地脱除苯并噻吩、硫醚及噻吩类硫化物,上述硫化物总量可从1581μg/g降低至5.37μg/g,脱硫率达98.1%,质量收率为70%,体积收率为75%。此外,通过对比计算值与文献中实验值,验证了COSMO-RS预测IL热力学性质、UNIFAC预测有机硫化物-烃类汽液相平衡的准确性和模拟工艺流程的可靠性。     

Thermodynamic properties of 1‐ETHYL‐3‐methylimidazolium methanesulphonate with aromatic sulphur,nitrogen compounds at T = 298.15–323.15 K and P = 1 bar

This work investigates the ability of 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium methanesulphate ([EMIM][MeSO₃]) as a green and tuneable solvent for denitrification and desulphurisation studies. Experimental density, surface tension and refractive index data have been measured for the following systems: [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + pyridine (2), [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + pyrrole (2), [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + quinoline (2), [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + indoline (2), [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + thiophene (2) and [EMIM][MeSO₃] (1) + water (2) over the entire mole fraction of [EMIM][MeSO₃] at T = 298.15–323.15 K and P = 1 bar. Further from experimental density, surface tension and refractive index, coefficient of thermal expansivity, excess molar volume, deviation of surface tension and refractive index deviation were also calculated. It was found that the heteroaromatic nitrogen/sulphur compounds are completely miscible in [EMIM][MeSO₃]. The surface tension values were found to increase while the refractive index decreases with increasing mole fraction of [EMIM][MeSO₃]. The experimental values for surface tension increased in the order: pyridine > thiophene > pyrrole > indoline > quinoline > water and for refractive index: pyridine > pyrrole > indoline > quinoline > thiophene > water. It was found that the composition of [EMIM][MeSO₃] has a greater influence than temperature in deciding the surface, optical and thermodynamic properties for similar molecular interaction such as IL–thiophene and IL–pyrrole than dissimilar molecules such as IL–water. Further quantum chemical‐based COSMO‐RS tool was used to estimate the activity coefficient at different composition. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering     

Conceptual process design of extractive distillation processes for ethylbenzene/styrene separation

In the current styrene production process the distillation of the close-boiling ethylbenzene/styrene mixture to obtain an ethylbenzene impurity level of 100 ppm in styrene accounts for 75–80% of the energy requirements. The future target is to reach a level of 1–10 ppm, which will increase the energy requirements for the distillation even further. Extractive distillation is a well-known technology to separate close-boiling mixtures up to high purities. The objective of this study was to investigate whether extractive distillation using ionic liquids (ILs) is a promising alternative to obtain high purity styrene. Three ILs were studied: [3-mebupy][B(CN)₄], [4-mebupy][BF₄], and [EMIM][SCN]. Extractive distillation with sulfolane and the current conventional distillation process were used as benchmark processes. The IL [4-mebupy][BF₄] is expected to outperform the other two ILs with up to 11.5% lower energy requirements. The operational expenditures of the [4-mebupy][BF₄] process are found to be 43.2% lower than the current distillation process and 5% lower than extractive distillation with sulfolane extractive distillations. However, the capital expenditures for the sulfolane process will be about 23% lower than those for the [4-mebupy][BF₄] process. Finally, the conclusion can be drawn from the total annual costs that all studied extractive distillation processes outperform the current distillation process to obtain high purity styrene, but that the ILs evaluated will not perform better than sulfolane.     

疏水性离子液体萃取芳香化合物及其再生

利用疏水性离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐[Bmim][PF6]、1-丁基-3-乙基咪唑六氟磷酸盐[Beim][PF6]、1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑双三氟甲磺酰亚胺盐[Bmim][Tf2N]对水溶液中的9种芳香化合物进行萃取,以苯胺为代表对萃取工艺进行了优化,考察了乙醚、正丁醇等低极性溶剂对离子液体的再生情况. 结果表明,在室温下,当相比O/A=0.2、时间为10 min时,[Bmim][PF6]对苯胺的萃取率达87.2%,分配系数为34.1,效果明显高于甲苯、正辛醇等传统有机溶剂. 芳香化合物的分子结构对萃取有较大影响,萃取率及分配系数随溶质疏水性增加而增加. 用乙醚作为反萃剂效果较好,苯胺和离子液体的回收率分别为93.1%和95.2%,溶质及离子液体均能实现资源化回收利用.     

单乙醇胺和二乙醇胺甲酸盐离子液体对水、甲醇和乙醇挥发度的影响(英文)

Vapor pressures were measured for six binary systems containing water, ethanol, or methanol with one of the two ionic liquids （ILs） at different component concentrations and temperatures using a quasi-static ebulliometer, with the ILs mono-ethanolammonium formate （[HMEA][HCOO]） and di-ethanolammonium formate （[HDEA][HCOO]）. The vapor pressures of the IL-containing binary systems are well correlated using the NRTL model with an overall average absolute relative deviation （AARD） of 0.0062. The effect of ILs on the vapor pressure depression of sol-vents at 0.050 mole fraction of IL is that [HDEA][HCOO]〉[HMEA][HCOO], and the vapor pressure lowering de-gree follows the order of water〉methanol〉ethanol. Further, the activity coefficients of three solvents （viz. water, ethanol, and methanol） for the binary systems{solvent （1）＋IL （2）}predicted based on the fitted NRTL parameters at T=333.15 K indicate that the two ILs generate a negative deviation from Raoult’s law for water and methanol and a positive deviation for ethanol to a varying degree, change the relative volatility of a solvent. [HMEA][HCOO] may be a promising entrainer to efficiently separate ethanol aqueous solutions by special rectification.     

Aromatic sulfur‐nitrogen extraction using ionic liquids: Experiments and predictions using an a priori model

The tie‐line composition of three quaternary system namely 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM][OAc]) ([EMIM][OAc]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium ethylsulphate ([EMIM][EtSO₄]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium methylsulphonate ([EMIM][MeSO₃]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4) were experimentally determined at 298.15 K. The measured tie‐line data were successfully correlated with the nonrandom two liquid and UNIversal QUAsiChemical model prediction which gave less than 1% root mean square deviation (RMSD). [EMIM][MeSO₃] looks to be a promising solvent for the simultaneous separation having distribution ratios less than unity for both thiophene and pyridine. The quantum chemical‐based conductor like screening model for real solvent (COSMO‐RS) model was then used to predict the tie‐line composition of quaternary systems. COSMO‐RS gave the RMSD for the studied systems to be 8.41, 8.74, and 6.53% for the ionic liquids, respectively. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 59: 4806–4815, 2013     

Extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from fluid catalytic cracking diesel with ionic liquids

Ionic liquids (ILs) as promising green solvents were first proposed to extract polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) diesel. The COSMO-RS model was used for preliminary screening of IL extractants. The liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) experiments were performed to show that the IL [BMIM][BF₄] has a high selectivity for the model oil system. Further, the LLE experimental results show that the solubility of 1-methylnaphthalene in [BMIM][BF₄] is relatively low, while the IL exhibits a high selectivity of n-hexadecane to 1-methylnaphthalene. This means that the use of [BMIM][BF₄] can obtain the high-purity products when considering the almost nonvolatility of IL. Compared to the benchmark process, the multistage countercurrent–reflux extraction process can improve the PAHs purity by about 2% at the expense of 5.06% total annual cost and 6.42% energy consumption, rendering the use of IL to extract PAHs from FCC diesel more feasible in industry.     

乙腈+水+离子液体等压汽液平衡测定与计算

采用改进的Ellis平衡蒸馏仪测定了乙腈+水+1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑磷酸二乙酯盐([EMIM][DEP])、乙腈+水+{1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑醋酸盐([EMIM][OAC])+[EMIM][DEP]}常压(101.3 kPa)等压汽液平衡(VLE)数据。实验结果表明，备选离子液体可促进水+乙腈混合物的分离并消除其共沸点。借助NRTL模型成功关联了含离子液体的三元和四元VLE实验数据，获得了乙腈-[EMIM][DEP]、水-[EMIM][DEP]和[EMIM][OAC]-[EMIM][DEP]二元交互作用参数。应用COSMO-SAC预测了实验VLE，结果令人满意。量化计算表明可与水形成强相互作用的离子液体更易促进乙腈与水的分离。