Process for producing ethanol and reducing acetic acid concentration
US8933278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/10
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing ethanol and, in particular, to a process for reducing the concentration of acetic acid in a crude ethanol product by esterifying unreacted acetic acid with an alcohol.
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