发明名称 |
Process for recovering alcohol |
摘要 |
Recovery of an alcohol such as ethanol from a crude alcohol product, preferably obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using a low energy process. The crude ethanol product is separated in a column to produce a distillate stream comprising ethyl acetate and a residue stream comprising ethanol, acetic acid, and water. The ethanol product is recovered in a second column as an ethanol side stream. |
申请公布号 |
US8877986(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.11.04 |
申请号 |
US201113197738 |
申请日期 |
2011.08.03 |
申请人 |
Celanese International Corporation |
发明人 |
Orosco Adam;Salado Manuel;Sarager Lincoln;Warner R. Jay;Horton Trinity;Johnston Victor J.;Lee David |
分类号 |
C07C27/04;C07C29/149;C07C51/12;C07C29/88;C07C29/80 |
主分类号 |
C07C27/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A process for producing ethanol, comprising:
(a) hydrogenating acetic acid in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst to form a crude ethanol product; (b) separating at least a portion of the crude ethanol product in a first column to yield a first distillate comprising ethyl acetate and a first residue comprising ethanol; (c) hydrolyzing at least a portion of the first distillate in a hydrolysis unit to form a hydrolysis product comprising ethanol and acetic acid; (d) recovering an ethanol side stream from at least a portion of the first residue in a second column, wherein the ethanol side stream comprises 75 to 96 wt. % ethanol, less than 12 wt. % water, less than 1 wt. % acetic acid, and less than 5 wt. % ethyl acetate; and (e) reducing the water content of the ethanol side stream to yield an ethanol product stream with reduced water content. |
地址 |
Dallas TX US |