Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Membrane-augmented distillation with compression and condensation to separate solvents from water
- Patent Title (中): 膜增压蒸馏,压缩和冷凝,从水中分离出溶剂
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Application No.: US13370062Application Date: 2012-02-09
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Publication No.: US09138678B2Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Yu Huang , Richard W. Baker , Benjamin McCool , Rong Dong
- Applicant: Yu Huang , Richard W. Baker , Benjamin McCool , Rong Dong
- Applicant Address: US CA Newark US FL Fort Myers
- Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.,Algenol Biofuels, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.,Algenol Biofuels, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Newark US FL Fort Myers
- Agent Timothy A. Hott; Kathi Bean; Janet Farrant
- Main IPC: B01D3/14
- IPC: B01D3/14 ; B01D53/22 ; B01D61/36 ; B01D1/28 ; C07C29/76 ; C07C31/08 ; B01D71/32 ; B01D71/44

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation in two columns operated at sequentially higher pressure, followed by treatment of the overhead vapor by one or two membrane separation steps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120137727A1 Membrane-Augmented Distillation with Compression and Condensation to Separate Solvents from Water Public/Granted day:2012-06-07
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