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Process for removing alcohol from liquids

US5382364A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1993
Grant dateJan 17, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12H3/04
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention utilizes the partial pressure difference of alcohol in two areas separated by a microporous membrane wherein one area contains a solution of alcohol and at least one other liquid and the other area contains predominately only the other liquid to cause the alcohol to migrate through the membrane.

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