PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION OF METHANOL

The present invention refers to an apparatus and process for distillation of methanol (Fig. 1), however may also be used in distillation of other products such as ethanol. The present invention has the purpose of reducing the consumption of energy and of cooling water and/or electricity in a distill...

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Main Authors Claridge, Tais Bjerg, Quintero, Johannes, DAHL, Per Juul, SØRENSEN, Esben Lauge
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Finnish
Published 16.05.2024
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention refers to an apparatus and process for distillation of methanol (Fig. 1), however may also be used in distillation of other products such as ethanol. The present invention has the purpose of reducing the consumption of energy and of cooling water and/or electricity in a distillation process of crude intermediate products, comprising a pre-treatment stage, known as stabilizing stage, for the removal of the volatile components, and a concentration stage, comprising one or more columns for distillation.
Bibliography:Application Number: FI20182805T