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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Applicants:
David Lee, Seabrook, TX (US);
Adam Orosco, Houston, TX (US);
Claudio Ribeiro, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Alan Deck, Richmond, TX (US);
Emily Duff, League City, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
David Lee, Seabrook, TX (US);
Adam Orosco, Houston, TX (US);
Claudio Ribeiro, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jay Warner, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Alan Deck, Richmond, TX (US);
Emily Duff, League City, TX (US);
Victor J. Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Celanese International Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/149 (2006.01); C07C 29/80 (2006.01); C07C 27/04 (2006.01); C07C 51/12 (2006.01); C07C 67/08 (2006.01); C07C 67/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/12 (2013.01); C07C 29/149 (2013.01); C07C 29/80 (2013.01); C07C 67/08 (2013.01); C07C 67/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for producing ethanol and, in particular, to a process for reducing the concentration of acetic acid in a crude ethanol product by esterifying unreacted acetic acid with an alcohol.