ALCOHOL PRODUCTION WASTE PROCESSING METHOD (OPTIONS) Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC C07C31/08 C07C29/80 

FIELD: alcohol production.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises direct distillation of concentrate of top ethyl alcohol impurities or rectification of intermediate ethyl alcohol fraction in presence of an alkali agent selected from sodium and potassium oxide, carbonate, and bicarbonate hydrates, and aqueous ammonia in case of top ethyl alcohol impurities processing and selected from sodium and potassium oxide, carbonate, and bicarbonate hydrates, calcium oxide, and aqueous ammonia in case of intermediate ethyl alcohol fraction rectification at alkali agent concentration 0.01 to 3.0 wt % and vat temperature 80-86°C. Desired processing product is commonly used as a binary mixture component and vat residue obtained in distillation and rectification operation is commonly used as additional component of fuel oil.

EFFECT: achieved wasteless processing of alcohol production wastes and utilization of all processing products.

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