| abstract |
The disclosure relates to separating 1,1,2,2 tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) and 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) from each other and/or from fluorocarbon impurities by using extractive distillation with an extractive agent comprising an alcohol. Examples of suitable extractive agents comprise at least one member from the group of methanol, butanol, ethanol, propanol, their isomers and cyclic compounds thereof, among others. |