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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Shakeel H. Tirmizi, Matawa, NJ (US);
Robert E. Klepper, Arvada, CO (US);
Francis M. Ferraro, Westminster, CO (US);
Inventors:
Shakeel H. Tirmizi, Matawa, NJ (US);
Robert E. Klepper, Arvada, CO (US);
Francis M. Ferraro, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/80 (2006.01); C07C 29/151 (2006.01); C07C 29/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/1518 (2013.01); C07C 29/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas are disclosed herein. In some variations, syngas is catalytically converted to alcohols. The alcohols can be subjected to drying to produce an intermediate alcohol product, followed by distilling the intermediate product to produce a purified ethanol product for use in liquid fuels.