6results about "Fermented solutions distillation/rectification" patented technology

The present invention provides a system and method for removing ethyl acetate from an alcohol composition. [Solution] A system for removing ethyl acetate from an alcohol composition is provided, comprising: a pressure tank 25 defining a pressure-controllable chamber; a liquid inlet port 30 fluidly communicating with the pressure-controllable chamber and configured to receive a certain amount of alcohol composition in the pressure-controllable chamber; a gas outlet port fluidly communicating with the pressure-controllable chamber; a vacuum pump fluidly communicating with the gas outlet port; and a controller configured to operate the vacuum pump to establish a partial pressure in the pressure-controllable chamber for a selected time, and to preferentially remove ethyl acetate from the alcohol composition relative to other homologs in the homologous group to obtain a purified alcohol composition.

A method and system for distilling alcohol in an alcohol production process utilizes mechanical vapor recompression (MVR), by way of an MVR device, such as to improve vacuum distillation column capacity. The MVR device is used as a way to increase vapor pressure / density and reduce vapor volume providing for increased volumetric flowrate and thereby increasing the capacity of a distillation system. In particular, the MVR takes a low value waste heat from stillage evaporators and compresses it to a higher temperature / pressure to create useful energy. By raising the pressure in the beer column with an MVR device, the vapor density increases, vapor volume decreases, and vapor velocity increases so that more vapor can be fed to and through the beer column. That is, additional mass flow can be added to the stillage evaporators and beer column to return the overall vapor velocity at the beer column to the original velocity constraint point. As such, the throughput of the beer column can be increased until it reaches its original velocity design constraint.

A method and system for distilling alcohol in an alcohol production process utilizes mechanical vapor recompression (MVR), by way of an MVR device, such as to improve vacuum distillation column capacity. The MVR device is used as a way to increase vapor pressure / density and reduce vapor volume providing for increased volumetric flowrate and thereby increasing the capacity of a distillation system. In particular, the MVR takes a low value waste heat from stillage evaporators and compresses it to a higher temperature / pressure to create useful energy. By raising the pressure in the beer column with an MVR device, the vapor density increases, vapor volume decreases, and vapor velocity increases so that more vapor can be fed to and through the beer column. That is, additional mass flow can be added to the stillage evaporators and beer column to return the overall vapor velocity at the beer column to the original velocity constraint point. As such, the throughput of the beer column can be increased until it reaches its original velocity design constraint.

This provides various manufacturing processes for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf or 1234yf). [Solution] A method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) comprises: providing a feed containing 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb) and at least one impurity; removing the at least one impurity from the feed until the feed contains less than 200 ppm of the at least one impurity; and dehydrochlorinating the HCFC-244bb in the feed to form a product stream containing HFO-1234yf. Such a method may enable improved yields in the production of 1234yf and subsequent processes, a more economical process, and reduced waste.