PRODUCTION OF DRY ALCOHOL

摘要

A process for producing dry alcohol includes at least one stage wherein a gaseous feedstock, which includes alcohol and water, is contacted with carbon monoxide in the presence of a water-gas shift catalyst, at a temperature sufficiently high so that carbon monoxide and water are consumed and carbon dioxide and hydrogen are produced, thereby removing a portion of the water. The process may include multiple stages; the dry alcohol produced contains 99.5 wt.% or greater of alcohol and 0.5 wt.% or less of water. A preferred alcohol is ethanol.