Automatically fed distillation still
US4585522A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S203/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Heated distillation still for separating ethanol-water mixtures divided into an upper solar absorbent vaporization section and a lower pre-heating section by a vaporization floor, float means to automatically control the ethanol-water feed to the lower portion of the preheating section when distillation is taking place, means to evenly distribute the ethanol-water mixture on the vaporization floor, means to heat the ethanol-water mixture in the distillation chamber, and means to remove or recycle residual aqueous liquid from the lower end of the vaporization section.
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