发明名称 |
Process for removing water from alcohol mixtures |
摘要 |
A process for removing water from an alcohol mixture, such as an ethanol mixture in the production of ethanol by hydrogenating acetic acid. The water is removed from a distillate of a first column using an adsorption unit, membrane, extractive column distillation, or a combination thereof. |
申请公布号 |
US8754268(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.17 |
申请号 |
US201113094657 |
申请日期 |
2011.04.26 |
申请人 |
Celanese International Corporation |
发明人 |
Lee David;Orosco Adam;Powell Nathan;Salado Manuel;Sarager Lincoln;Warner R. Jay;Horton Trinity;Jevtic Radmila;Johnston Victor J. |
分类号 |
C07C27/06;C07C27/26;C07C29/74 |
主分类号 |
C07C27/06 |
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:
hydrogenating acetic acid in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst to form a crude ethanol product comprising ethanol, ethyl acetate, water, and acetic acid; separating at least a portion of the crude ethanol product in a first distillation column to yield a first residue comprising acetic acid and a first distillate comprising ethanol, ethyl acetate, and water; splitting the first distillate into a main stream and a bypass stream; removing water from at least a portion of the main stream to yield an ethanol mixture stream comprising less than 10 wt. % water; and feeding the ethanol mixture stream and at least a portion of the bypass stream to a second distillation column, wherein the water concentration of the feed to the second distillation column is from 0.5 wt. % to 15 wt. %.
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地址 |
Dallas TX US |