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ABSTRACT
ing the extract from the puri?ed product, separating the por
tion of the impurity compound from the extract, forming an
impurities stream and a regenerated solvent, and recycling at
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rity compound, and the extract comprises the solvent and the
portion of the impurity compound transferred from the inlet
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Figure 5: Double feed reactive distillation column schematic with an upper feed of
ethanol and lower feed of hydrogen.
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Figure 6: Double feed reactive distillation column schematic using dual catalyst
beds with an upper feed of ethanol and lower feed of hydrogen.
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Figure 7: Side reactor configuration (a) upward flow feed to side reactor (b)
downward flow feed to side reactor.
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[0004]
[0016]
[0018]
loWing reaction:
is proposed.
[0011] US. Pat. No. 4,052,424 suggesteda silver-cadmium
alloy catalyst for use in production of alkyl alkanoate esters,
by contacting a primary alkanol in the vapor phase With the
catalyst at a temperature of betWeen about 250 C. and 6000
C.
[0012] In US. Pat. No. 4,440,946 there is described a pro
cess for producing a carboxylate ester Which comprises con
alkanol.
[0022] In EP-A-0201105 there is described a method for
converting primary alcohols, such as ethanol, to their corre
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[0023]
[0025]
monocarboxylate ester.
[0026]
[0027]
embodiment.
[0035] FIG. 3 shoWs a simpli?ed schematic of a reactive
distillation system according to an embodiment.
[0036] FIG. 4 shoWs a simpli?ed schematic of a reactive
[0037]
SUMMARY
[0028]
[0040]