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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, TX (US);
James H. Zink, League City, TX (US);
Mark O. Scates, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/149 (2006.01); C07C 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/149 (2013.01); C07C 29/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processes for contacting an olefin feed stream, preferably comprising ethylene, with at least one stream from an ethanol production process that comprises water. The hydration reaction produces ethanol to improve overall ethanol yields from the hydrogenation acetic acid and esters thereof.