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2. Dehydrogenation-hydrogenation
Azeotropic / Extraction Distillation
separated from solvent
ex t r ac t io n - s e pa r a t e
un s a tu r a t ed c o m p o u n d s
Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane
Hydrogenation of benzene
Ring expansion
Ring closure
Conversion of the olefin to cyclohexane
T = 550 – 700 oC
Ring closure from paraffin
T = 600 – 700 oC, without catalyst
Lower T, catalyst: chromic oxide
Dehydrogenation
Conversion of the paraffin to an olefin
T ≥ 672 oC, P = atmospheric, 70% conversion
Ring Enlargement
Rearrangement of methylcyclohexane
0.6769 1.3799
Cyclopropane 3 C3H6 42.078 -32.8
(-30 oC) (-42.5 oC)
Molecular
70.13 72.15 84.16 86.17
Weight
Specific Gravity,
0.7505 0.6312 0.7834 0.6640
(42 oC)
Boiling Point, oC 49.3 36.1 80.1 68.7
Refractive Index,
1.40645 1.35748 1.42623 1.37486
(20 oC)
Aniline Point, oC 17.5 71.6 30.0 69.2
Aniline point: the lowest temperature (°F or °C) at which equal volumes of
aniline (C6H5NH2) and the oil form a single phase. The aniline point (AP)
correlates roughly with the amount and type of aromatic hydrocarbons in an oil
sample.
Summary