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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:

David Lee, Seabrook, TX (US);

Adam Orosco, Houston, TX (US);

Nathan Powell, Waxahachie, TX (US);

Manuel Salado, Seabrook, TX (US);

Lincoln Sarager, Houston, TX (US);

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

Trinity Horton, Houston, TX (US);

Radmila Jevtic, Houston, TX (US);

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

Inventors:

David Lee, Seabrook, TX (US);

Adam Orosco, Houston, TX (US);

Nathan Powell, Waxahachie, TX (US);

Manuel Salado, Seabrook, TX (US);

Lincoln Sarager, Houston, TX (US);

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

Trinity Horton, Houston, TX (US);

Radmila Jevtic, Houston, TX (US);

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

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 31/08 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); C07C 29/149 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); C07C 29/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/002 (2013.01); B01D 3/143 (2013.01); C07C 29/149 (2013.01); C07C 29/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

Recovery of alcohols, in particular ethanol, from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using a reduced energy process. The crude ethanol product may be fed to a distillation column in which a substantial portion of the water is removed with the acetic acid in the residue. The ethanol product is obtained from the distillate.


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