Inventors:
James Colaianne - Pittsburgh PA
Thomas J. Junker - Pittsburgh PA
Lawrence Saroff - Pittsburgh PA
Assignee:
Dravo Corporation - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C07C 4105, C07C 4134, C07C 710
Abstract:
A process for separating dimethyl ether from a hydrocarbon mixture which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon mixture with an aqueous solution containing a polar oxygenated hydrocarbon having a polarity of about 1. 4 to about 2. 0 Debyes.