Perfluoro(7-methylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) Purification from Close-Boiling Impurities by Heteroazeotropic Distillation Method

Abstract

The purification of perfluoro(7-methylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane) industrial fractions with a component content above 0.950 in mass fraction is not effective and requires the use of special separation methods. According to experimental data, the separation factor of the initial mixture during distillation with no additional substances is close to 1. At the same time, the addition of acetone (Ac) makes it possible to significantly intensify the process. Ac allowed for obtaining MBCN with a purity higher than 0.998 in mass fraction in one separation cycle, and the degree of recovery was more than 0.85 by weight. The paper presents data on the distribution of components (target product, identified and unidentified impurities of electrochemical fluorination of decalin) between the distillate and bottom product fractions, separation factor, liquid–liquid phase equilibrium in the MBCN-Ac system, and characteristics of the MBCN-Ac heteroazeotrope.

Keywords

• perfluorocycloalkanes
• perfluoro(7-methylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane)
• perfluorodecalin
• isomers separation
• heteroazeotropic distillation