Process of concentrating ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions thereof
Abstract
Relatively dilute aqueous solutions of ethanol are concentrated by passage through a bed of a crystalline silica polymorph, such as silicalite, to adsorb the ethanol with residual dilute feed in contact with the bed, which is displaced by passing concentrated aqueous ethanol through the bed without displacing the adsorbed ethanol. A product concentrate is then obtained by removing the adsorbed ethanol from the bed together with at least a portion of the concentrated aqueous ethanol used as the displacer liquid. This process permits ethanol to be concentrated from dilute fermentation beers, which may contain from 6 to 10% ethanol, to obtain a concentrate product at very low energy cost having an ethanol concentration in excess of 95%, such as a concentration of from 98 to 99.5%. 5 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7261896
- Patent Number(s):
- 4277635
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-162524
- Assignee:
- Iowa State Univ. Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 24 Jun 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ETHANOL; ADSORPTION; MATERIALS RECOVERY; ADSORBENTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; REGENERATION; SILICON OXIDES; SORPTIVE PROPERTIES; ALCOHOLS; CHALCOGENIDES; EXTRACTION APPARATUSES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SORPTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; 090900* - Biomass Fuels- Processing- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Oulman, C S, and Chriswell, C D. Process of concentrating ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions thereof. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Oulman, C S, & Chriswell, C D. Process of concentrating ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions thereof. United States.
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"Process of concentrating ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions thereof". United States.
@article{osti_7261896,
title = {Process of concentrating ethanol from dilute aqueous solutions thereof},
author = {Oulman, C S and Chriswell, C D},
abstractNote = {Relatively dilute aqueous solutions of ethanol are concentrated by passage through a bed of a crystalline silica polymorph, such as silicalite, to adsorb the ethanol with residual dilute feed in contact with the bed, which is displaced by passing concentrated aqueous ethanol through the bed without displacing the adsorbed ethanol. A product concentrate is then obtained by removing the adsorbed ethanol from the bed together with at least a portion of the concentrated aqueous ethanol used as the displacer liquid. This process permits ethanol to be concentrated from dilute fermentation beers, which may contain from 6 to 10% ethanol, to obtain a concentrate product at very low energy cost having an ethanol concentration in excess of 95%, such as a concentration of from 98 to 99.5%. 5 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
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