TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL COMPOSITIONS

摘要

A process for reducing the water and carboxylic acid content of an alcohol composition comprising at least one alcohol having one to four carbon atoms, water and at least one carboxylic acid having from one to four carbon atoms, wherein said process comprises contacting the alcohol composition with a desiccant bed comprising at least one porous inorganic oxide material at elevated temperature, wherein at least one of the porous inorganic oxide material(s) contains Bransted acid sites and/or neutralised Bransted acid sites.