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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Vertimass, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles E. Wyman, Riverside, CA (US);
John R. Hannon, Salem, NH (US);
Assignee:
VERTIMASS LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/00 (2006.01); C07C 1/20 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/20 (2013.01); B01D 3/002 (2013.01); C10G 3/42 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/40 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4006 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01); C10G 2400/04 (2013.01); C10G 2400/08 (2013.01); C10G 2400/30 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11);
Abstract
Systems and methods are presented that reduce energy and water consumption in processes for producing fuel from renewable alcohol-containing feedstreams. Alcohol content is converted directly to hydrocarbon transport fuels in a catalytic process, with heat transferred between intermediate process streams to reduce heat energy consumption. Overall water consumption is reduced by recovery of water from the catalytic process and reduction of water temperature to reduce evaporative losses.