PROCESS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS COPRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF ETHYL ACETATE AND ISOPROPYL ACETATE

This invention relates to a process for the simultaneous coproduction of ethyl acetate and isopropyl acetate. The esterification reaction comprises contacting acetic acid with a mixed alcohol stream of ethanol and isopropanol. Exemplified is a purified, Fischer Tropsch derived mixture of ethanol and...

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Hauptverfasser: MURPHY, CARL, DAVID, SANCHEZ SANTIAGO, FRANCISCO JAVIER, WARNER, R., JAY, ROBELO GRAJALES, GUSTAVO ANGEL, SOLORZANO GUERRERO, FERNANDO ALEJO, TORRES, JOSE, ALFONSO
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:This invention relates to a process for the simultaneous coproduction of ethyl acetate and isopropyl acetate. The esterification reaction comprises contacting acetic acid with a mixed alcohol stream of ethanol and isopropanol. Exemplified is a purified, Fischer Tropsch derived mixture of ethanol and isopropanol. The esterification reaction occurs in the presence of an acidic catalyst in a liquid phase reaction system. The resultant crude reaction step product is separated and purified by distillation to produce acetate ester products having greater than 99.5 wt % purity.