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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Celanese International Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventor:
Raymond J. Zinobile, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/12 (2013.01); C07C 51/12 (2013.01); C07C 53/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to improved processes for the manufacture of acetic acid. A pump around reactor is used to produce additional heat for the production of steam. The pump around reactor receives a portion of the reaction solution produced by the carbonylation reactor and further reacts that portion with additional carbon monoxide and/or reactants.