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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Process for recovering alcohol produced by hydrogenating an acetic acid feed stream comprising water
Radmila Jevtic, Pasadena, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Tianshu Pan, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);
Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Radmila Jevtic, Pasadena, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Tianshu Pan, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);
Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);
Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, TX (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Purifying and/or recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid from an feed stream comprising water. The presence of water does not significantly impact acid conversion or selectivity to ethanol. Further the addition of water allows for improved recovery of ethanol.