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Title: Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water

Abstract

Processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation to form a rectified overhead vapor, compression of the rectified vapor, and treatment of the compressed vapor by two sequential membrane separation steps.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA); United States Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1078329
Patent Number(s):
8263815
Application Number:
12/674,808
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) ; United States Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-04ER84001
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Huang, Yu, Baker, Richard W., Daniels, Rami, Aldajani, Tiem, Ly, Jennifer H., Alvarez, Franklin R., and Vane, Leland M. Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Huang, Yu, Baker, Richard W., Daniels, Rami, Aldajani, Tiem, Ly, Jennifer H., Alvarez, Franklin R., & Vane, Leland M. Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water. United States.
Huang, Yu, Baker, Richard W., Daniels, Rami, Aldajani, Tiem, Ly, Jennifer H., Alvarez, Franklin R., and Vane, Leland M. Tue . "Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1078329.
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abstractNote = {Processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation to form a rectified overhead vapor, compression of the rectified vapor, and treatment of the compressed vapor by two sequential membrane separation steps.},
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