Process for dewatering ethanol

Details Process for dewatering ethanol Process for dewatering ethanol

2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Price, Elvis O (Department: 1621)

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

C568S913000

Reexamination Certificate

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07399892

ABSTRACT:
A process for preparing low-water ethanol from at least two streams of relatively water-rich ethanol that have a different water content by dewatering at membranes. The low-water ethanol can be used to prepare ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE).

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