The infinite-dilution activity coefficients of cyclohexane,
cyclohexene, and benzene in N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone,
N,N-dimethylacetamide, phenyl acetate, and
dimethyl
malonate have been determined at temperatures ranging from 40 to 80
°C, by non-steady-state
gas chromatography. From these data, the limiting
selectivity−solvency properties for cyclohexane−benzene, cyclohexene−benzene, and cyclohexane−cyclohexene,
in the presence of the
aforementioned solvents, are studied, and the solvents tested are
considered for the cyclohexane−cyclohexene−benzene separation by extractive distillation.
According to the results, N,N-dimethylacetamide seems to be an adequate solvent for the
cyclohexane−benzene and
cyclohexene−benzene separations. The separation of
cyclohexane−cyclohexene is the most
difficult, in spite of the difference of boiling points, much higher
than for cyclohexane−benzene.