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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
E3tec Service, Llc, Clarksville, MD (US);
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Chandrakant B. Panchal, Clarksville, MD (US);
John C. Prindle, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Aspi Kolah, Mason, MI (US);
Dennis J. Miller, Okemos, MI (US);
Carl T. Lira, East Lansing, MI (US);
E3TEC Service, LLC, Clarksville, MD (US);
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated process and system for synthesis of organic-acid esters is provided. The method of synthesizing combines reaction and distillation where an organic acid and alcohol composition are passed through a distillation chamber having a plurality of zones. Side reactors are used for drawing off portions of the composition and then recycling them to the distillation column for further purification. Water is removed from a pre-reactor prior to insertion into the distillation column. An integrated heat integration system is contained within the distillation column for further purification and optimizing efficiency in the obtaining of the final product.