Method for producing gasoline-alcohol fuels
US4382843A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1980 |
| Grant date | May 10, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S203/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing gasoline-ethanol blends comprises purifying dilute ethanol by extractive distillation and concentrating the ethanol by distillation followed by one or both of the following steps: (a) liquid extraction of ethanol into heated gasoline or (b) azeotropic distillation of ethanol with an entrainer followed by blending with gasoline.
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