Systems and methods for on-site liquid alcohol production from carbon dioxide

    公开(公告)号:US11919841B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17815332

    申请日:2022-07-27

    摘要: Methods for producing alcohols by deriving carbon dioxide from air or another dilute source, and supplying water, which is converted to hydrogen and oxygen, with subsequent conversion of the carbon dioxide and hydrogen into alcohols is disclosed. The method includes, but is not limited to including, a direct air capture system carbon dioxide, a water electrolysis unit powered by electricity, a hydrogenation reactor to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases into alcohols, and a distillation system to separate alcohols or a single constituent alcohol from other hydrogenation products. Optionally, these methods may include systems capture water from air, if water or hydrogen is not available on-site, and the distillation system may use propylene glycol as an extraction solvent. This process can be used for on-site production of feedstock alcohols such as ethanol at high purity, and many other applications.

    Alcohol dehydration apparatus and method

    公开(公告)号:US11724212B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17225195

    申请日:2021-04-08

    申请人: MACH Technologies

    摘要: A process of and apparatus for dehydrating an alcohol/water mixture may include pressurizing the mixture to at least 40 psig, heating the pressurized mixture to a temperature of at least 170° F., passing the heated and pressurized mixture through at least one Zeolite separator to produce separate streams of water and pressurized and heated dehydrated alcohol, and using the pressurized and heated dehydrated alcohol to at least in part heat pressurized mixture and to cool the pressurized and heated dehydrated alcohol. At least some implementations may include cooling the pressurized and heated dehydrated alcohol to a temperature below its boiling point at atmospheric pressure. At least some implementations may include applying a vacuum to the water stream side of the Zeolite separator. At least some implementations may include cooling the stream of water to a temperature of less than about 200° F.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING ETHANOL PRODUCTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190233355A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16261129

    申请日:2019-01-29

    发明人: Randy Wenthold

    IPC分类号: C07C29/84 C07C31/08

    摘要: A method for producing an ethanol product includes obtaining a condensed distillate including ethanol at a concentration greater than 30% by volume and contacting the condensed distillate with an adsorbent polymer resin. The adsorbent polymer resin includes a polystyrene divinylbenzene copolymer. A surface of the adsorbent polymer resin is hydrophobic.Another method for producing a purified ethanol product includes obtaining a vapor phase distillate including ethanol at a concentration greater than 30% by volume, contacting the vapor phase distillate with an adsorbent polymer resin, and condensing the vapor phase distillate to produce the purified ethanol product. The adsorbent polymer resin includes a polystyrene divinylbenzene copolymer. A surface of the adsorbent polymer resin is hydrophobic.