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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2010
Applicants:

Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);

Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);

Radmila Jevtic, Pasadena, TX (US);

Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);

Tianshu Pan, Houston, TX (US);

R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);

Gerald Grusendorf, Rosharon, TX (US);

Nathan Bower, Houston, TX (US);

Lincoln M. Sarager, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);

Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);

Radmila Jevtic, Pasadena, TX (US);

Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);

Tianshu Pan, Houston, TX (US);

R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);

Gerald Grusendorf, Rosharon, TX (US);

Nathan Bower, Houston, TX (US);

Lincoln M. Sarager, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/149 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. Separation and purification processes of the crude ethanol products are employed to allow recovery of ethanol and remove acetal impurities.


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