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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Celine Hognon, Mions, FR;
Sophie Drozdz, Brindas, FR;
Marc Jacquin, Lyons, FR;
Damien Leinekugel Le Cocq, Oullins, FR;
Frederic Augier, Saint Symphorien d'Ozon, FR;
IFP Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for purifying an aqueous solution comprising ethanol, acetaldehyde and diethylacetal comprising: a step A) of countercurrent liquid-liquid extraction comprising an extraction section supplied at the top by said aqueous solution as a mixture with at least one fraction of the water/ethanol/acetaldehyde raffinate resulting from the back extraction step B), and at the bottom by an extraction solvent, and producing an extract at the top and a purified feedstock at the bottom; —a step B) of countercurrent liquid-liquid back extraction comprising a back extraction section supplied at the top by an acidic aqueous solution, the pH of which is between 0.5 and 5, and at the bottom by the extract resulting from step A), and producing an extract at the top and a water/ethanol/acetaldehyde raffinate at the bottom.