Yutaka Mito

Solvent extraction of nitrogen compounds from coal liquids

Abstract Nitrogen compounds were separated efficiently from coal liquids by solvent extraction with methanol and water. Middle distillates of Wandoan and Battle River coal liquid and a mixture of model compounds were employed as feed oils. This paper reports the experimental conditions for the effective separation of nitrogen compounds, such as quinoline and indole. In particular, the effects of extraction solvents on extraction yield and selectivities of nitrogen compounds were investigated.

Separation of high purity indole from coal tar by high pressure crystallization

Abstract High pressure crystallization has been applied to the separation and purification of indole from a model mixture of crude coal tar. Indole with 98.6 wt% purity was separated at 50 °C under a pressure of 2000 kgf cm−2 from the model mixture contaning 69.3 wt% indole. Successive ‘depressurization sweating’ increased the purity of indole up to 99.5 wt%. The equilibrium of the system under high pressure was also studied.