Process and reactor for the thermoneutral conversion of ethanol to acetic acid
US8471060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/235
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process and reactor for the production of acetic acid comprising the steps of: passing a feed stream containing ethanol and water together with a predetermined feed rate of an oxygen containing atmosphere in presence of one or more catalysts being active in simultaneous non-oxidative and oxidative conversion of ethanol to a product stream with acetic acid; recovering from the product stream a stream of acetic acid; optionally recovering reactive derivatives of acetic acid and recycling these to step (a).
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