AU2011213058B2 - Process for purifying a crude ethanol product - Google Patents

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AU2011213058B2
AU2011213058B2 AU2011213058A AU2011213058A AU2011213058B2 AU 2011213058 B2 AU2011213058 B2 AU 2011213058B2 AU 2011213058 A AU2011213058 A AU 2011213058A AU 2011213058 A AU2011213058 A AU 2011213058A AU 2011213058 B2 AU2011213058 B2 AU 2011213058B2
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Nathan Bower
Josefina T. Chapman
Gerald Grusendorf
Radmila Jevtic
Victor J. Johnston
Tianshu Pan
Lincoln Sarager
R. Jay Warner
Heiko Weiner
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    • C07C29/00Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C29/09Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by hydrolysis
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    • C07C29/132Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group
    • C07C29/136Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group of >C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH
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    • C07C29/149Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring by reduction of an oxygen containing functional group of >C=O containing groups, e.g. —COOH of carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof with hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gases
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    • C07C29/00Preparation of compounds having hydroxy or O-metal groups bound to a carbon atom not belonging to a six-membered aromatic ring
    • C07C29/74Separation; Purification; Use of additives, e.g. for stabilisation
    • C07C29/76Separation; Purification; Use of additives, e.g. for stabilisation by physical treatment
    • C07C29/80Separation; Purification; Use of additives, e.g. for stabilisation by physical treatment by distillation

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US30081510P 2010-02-02 2010-02-02
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US12/889,813 US8318988B2 (en) 2010-05-07 2010-09-24 Process for purifying a crude ethanol product
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PCT/US2011/023325 WO2011097219A2 (en) 2010-02-02 2011-02-01 Process for purifying a crude ethanol product

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CN102414152B (zh) 2015-04-22
BR112012019406A2 (pt) 2018-03-20
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