Butanol purification
AssigneeButamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
InventorsCecilia Cheng, Ian David Dobson, Andrew John Hogben, Andrew Richard Lucy, John Glenn Sunley, Leslie William Bolton
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Abstract
Provided are methods for removing one or more components from a butanol based composition. The methods comprise providing a butanol based composition comprising one or more components, targeting at least one component or a combination thereof for reduction, and processing said butanol based composition such that the at least one targeted component is substantially removed. The butanol based composition can, for example, be bio-produced.
Claims10
A method for removing isobutyric acid from a butanol based composition, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a butanol based composition comprising isobutyric acid;
- (b) contacting the butanol based composition with an excess level of a base;
- (c) passing the composition through a filtration system;
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- (d) passing the filtered composition through a distillation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.