Gasohol production by extraction of ethanol from water using gasoline as solvent

Journal Article · Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1982 · Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/i200017a018· OSTI ID:5167562

Leeper, S A; Wankat, P C

A scheme for producing gasohol by distillation and then extraction of the resulting 90 wt % ethanol, 10 wt % water feed with gasoline is presented. Theoretical calculations for extraction with pure solvents are presented and used as a guide for gasoline extraction. Experimental results from a Scheibel column are presented for extraction with heptane, heptane-toluene blends, a commercial gasoline, and a naphtha. These results agreed qualitatively with the theoretical predictions and showed that a 10% ethanol gasohol mixture can be produced by extraction with gasoline. 25 refs.

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
• OSTI ID: 5167562
• Journal Information: Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States) Vol. 21:2; ISSN IEPDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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