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Title:
ORGANIC SOLVENT PRODUCTION VIA DISTILLATION AND DEHYDRATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/287760
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides for organic solvent production via distillation and dehydration by: directing portions of a feed stream to a first and second distillation columns operating at a different pressures from each other, wherein the organic solvent is preferably an alcohol and more preferably ethanol; generating, in the first distillation column, a vaporous first overhead stream; directing the vaporous first overhead stream directly to a rectification system; generating, in the second distillation column, a vaporous second overhead stream; forming a condensed second overhead stream from the vaporous second overhead stream; directing, at least a portion of the condensed second overhead stream to the rectification system; generating, via the rectification system, a third overhead stream; directing at least a portion of the third overhead stream to a separation system; and generating, in the separation system, an enriched solvent stream.

Inventors:
RIGHI THIAGO (GB)
SHI CHENXU (GB)
ANDRADE VIRGINIA (GB)
BLUM STEPHAN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/US2022/036782
Publication Date:
February 16, 2023
Filing Date:
July 12, 2022
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Assignee:
WHITEFOX TECH LIMITED (GB)
International Classes:
B01D3/14; C07C29/80
Foreign References:
US20210113937A12021-04-22
US20070131533A12007-06-14
US20220048841A12022-02-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
REIBMAN, Andrew, L. et al. (US)
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