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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Claudio Ribeiro, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew Shuff, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Tianshu Pan, Charlotte, NC (US);
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing multi-carbon alcohols, including butanol and/or hexanol. The process comprises the step of reacting ethanol in a reactor to form a crude product comprising butanol, ethanol, and water. The process further comprises the step of separating at least a portion of the crude product in a first distillation zone to form a first distillate comprising ethanol and a first residue comprising butanol, and water. The process further comprises the step of separating at least a portion of the first residue in a second distillation zone to form a second distillate and a second residue comprising butanol.